Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams along with a fellow
astronaut moved out of the International Space Station on 1 November
2012.
The Expedition Commander Williams and Aki Hoshide, Flight Engineer
switched their space suits to batter power showing the start of the
planned 6.5 hours excursion outside the Space Station.
The NASA statement mentioned that while the astronauts took their
walk they ventured out to the port side of the station's truss to
configure the 2B solar array power channel's photovoltaic thermal
control system (PVTCS) to support ground-based troubleshooting of an
ammonia leak.
Over the period of time , flight controllers at Mission Control Houston will check periodically if the leak continues.
This was the seventh spacewalk for Indian astronaut Sunita Williams
who holds the record for spacewalking time with over forty four hours
during six previous excursions.
This was the third spacewalk for Hoshide, who holds the equivalent
record for Japanese astronauts. This is the 166th spacewalk in support
of International Space Station assembly and maintenance and also the
138th spacewalk from the station.
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