Lead Spacewalk Officer for US EVA #30 Sarah Korona narrated this animation that shows the upcoming tasks for the second of three spacewalks planned for Expedition 42. NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are preparing the International Space Station for a pair of international docking adapters (IDAs) that will allow future commercial crew vehicles to dock. During US EVA #30, Wilmore and Virts will work to finish routing more than 360 feet of cables that will provide power and communication capabilities with the new IDAs. They will also lubricate one of Canadarm2’s two latching end effectors, which serve as tip or base for the robotic arm and prepare the Tranquility module for the relocation of the Permanent Multipurpose Module and the new Bigelow Expanded Activity Module later this year.
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