Starliner astronaut conducts spacewalk while stuck aboard ISS
At the time of writing, Williams and ISS crewmate, Nick Hague, are conducting NASA’s first spacewalk in over a year. The pair are scheduled to spend roughly 6.5 hours in the vacuum of space, where they will work on a number of long overdue external repairs and equipment assessments.
Watch 2 NASA astronauts repair X-ray telescope on ISS during a spacewalk today
The two astronauts have a busy day ahead of them. Hague and Williams will "patch light leaks in the NICER X-ray telescope, then ready the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer for future upgrades," NASA officials wrote in a Jan. 15 blog post.
Video: Astronauts head out on spacewalk for ISS upgrades
NASA astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) on for upgrades at the site. Nick Hague and Suni Williams took in views of Earth as they undertook their work. The spacewalk is expected to go for about six hours.
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