Astronauts on Wednesday conducted the first spacewalk of 2021 from the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts also set up a Ka-band terminal to provide independent, high-bandwidth communication links to European ground stations. Astronaut Katie Rubins will assist during both spacewalks by operating robotic arms from inside the space station while Hopkins and Glover work outside. SPACEX COMPLETES LARGEST-EVER CARGO LAUNCH OF 143 SATELLITESThe pair of astronauts arrived at the ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience in mid-November. In 2020, astronauts on the ISS completed eight spacewalks for a total of 232 missions since the first ISS spacewalk in 1998.

Source: Fox News January 27, 2021 11:06 UTC