Spacewalk dreams.ā£ā£ ā£ā£ Set yourĀ alarms, folks! Tomorrow morning at 7:50am EDT,Ā @nasaĀ astronautsĀ Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will perform the first-everĀ #AllWomanSpacewalk, marking a historic milestone for space exploration.ā£ā£ ā£ā£ Since 1984, a total of 14 women have ventured into the vacuum of space on 40 different spacewalks. Peggy Whitson performed 10! This will be the fourth for Koch and the first for Meir.ā£ ā£ā£ ā£ The duo will venture to the far side of theĀ @issĀ to begin their primary task to replace the failed power regulator with a spare battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU). The BCDU had been in operation since December 2000 and is due to return to Earth on the nextĀ @spacexĀ Dragon resupply ship for inspection. The device regulates the charge toĀ batteriesĀ that collect and distribute power to the station.ā£ ā£ā£ ā£Ā CheckĀ out ourĀ @instagramĀ Story tomorrow morning, we willĀ directĀ you to live footage. ā£ ā£ āTil then, starry dreams to all. ā£ ā£ā£ ā£ Credit: @nasa @explorenasa @nasaames @nasaearth @iss ā£Ā #nasaĀ #spacewalkĀ #issĀ #spaceĀ #explorationĀ #adayintheofficeĀ #humansinspaceĀ #spacestationĀ #astronautsĀ #allinadaysworkĀ ā£#womenwhoexplore #astrophysics #astro_vksoni #physics #universe @astro_jessica @astro_christina https://www.instagram.com/p/B3yduC-pagf/?igshid=xhl4qgfi1qve
