China News Service, February 2 According to a report from the Russian Satellite Network on the 1st, on the first day of February, American astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins conducted a spacewalk to complete the battery replacement and power supply of the International Space Station. System modernization work.
On January 27, local time, NASA astronaut Hopkins was working outside the European Laboratory of the International Space Station.
According to reports, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts started to adjust the spacesuit to the automatic power supply mode at 16:00 on February 1st, Moscow time. Since then, the time for exiting the cabin has started.
The main task of this spacewalk is to install the last few lithium-ion batteries in the series of new batteries needed to power the International Space Station.
NASA said in the broadcast: "It will complete the battery replacement of the International Space Station starting in 2017."
The replacement of Ni-MH batteries on the International Space Station with lithium-ion batteries lasted for several years.
Astronauts entering open space will also maintain the camera on the robotic arm of the Japanese "Hope" (Kibo) experimental module and install a high-resolution camera on the "Destiny" experimental module.