Extra-vehicular outing of Pesquet and Kimbrough: "In 6.30am, they have 90 tasks to accomplish"

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Thomas Pesquet. Aboard the International Space Station in May 2021. © RFI / France24

By: Charlotte Derouin

8 mins

This Wednesday, June 16, astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough carry out the first extra-vehicular outing of their mission.

For six and a half hours, they will have to install new solar panels to increase the energy of the International Space Station by 20 to 30%.

What are the risks ?

What about their preparation?

Details with Stafan Barensky, editor-in-chief of

Aerospatium

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• Space

• Thomas Pesquet

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