First ISS Spacewalk after Leakage of Russian Soyuz Spacecraft

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is also staying at the International Space Station (ISS). However, on the 22nd, the activities were resumed.

On the other hand, the detailed cause of the leak is still unknown, and NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Russian side are continuing to investigate.

On the 15th of this month, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is also staying at the ISS. Spacewalk for two astronauts has been postponed.

On the 22nd, the first spacewalk by astronauts took place after this trouble.

For the extravehicular activity, two NASA astronauts prepared with the support of Mr. Wakata and others, and went outside the ISS to install the solar cells.

According to NASA and the Russian side, the astronauts were not endangered by this trouble, but the exact cause of the leak is not known and the investigation is ongoing.