1 00:00:14,129 --> 00:00:11,909 over a period of four spacewalks in 2015 2 00:00:15,509 --> 00:00:14,139 NASA astronauts laid the groundwork for 3 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:15,519 the installation of the first 4 00:00:20,870 --> 00:00:18,310 international docking adaptor or IBA on 5 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:20,880 the international space station the 6 00:00:25,830 --> 00:00:23,650 first three spacewalks were conducted by 7 00:00:28,019 --> 00:00:25,840 butch Wilmore and Terry Virts who 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:28,029 unfurled hundreds of feet of power and 9 00:00:32,910 --> 00:00:30,490 data cables needed for not only one but 10 00:00:35,370 --> 00:00:32,920 two docking adapters that will serve as 11 00:00:38,130 --> 00:00:35,380 future docking ports for us Commercial 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:38,140 Crew spacecraft in development by SpaceX 13 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:42,970 and Boeing Saturday February 21st 2015 14 00:00:48,300 --> 00:00:45,430 focused on pressurized mating adapter or 15 00:00:50,670 --> 00:00:48,310 PM a number two to which space shuttles 16 00:00:52,830 --> 00:00:50,680 used to dock and we're the first idea is 17 00:00:54,450 --> 00:00:52,840 being attached as the primary docking 18 00:00:57,540 --> 00:00:54,460 port for the first commercial crew 19 00:00:59,790 --> 00:00:57,550 flights working on the forward end of 20 00:01:02,310 --> 00:00:59,800 the harmony module will more invert 21 00:01:03,870 --> 00:01:02,320 splayed out 10 different cables in some 22 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:03,880 of the most labor-intensive work in 23 00:01:08,849 --> 00:01:06,609 station history after unfurling the 24 00:01:11,039 --> 00:01:08,859 first eight cables and prepping the last 25 00:01:14,399 --> 00:01:11,049 two for the next spacewalk the crew 26 00:01:17,279 --> 00:01:14,409 members called it a day four days later 27 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:17,289 on February 25th the pair headed back 28 00:01:23,609 --> 00:01:19,840 outside and routed the remaining cables 29 00:01:25,739 --> 00:01:23,619 2 p.m. a 2 with their primary job 30 00:01:27,749 --> 00:01:25,749 complete the pair split up for 31 00:01:29,669 --> 00:01:27,759 additional station maintenance tasks 32 00:01:31,380 --> 00:01:29,679 including preparations for the 33 00:01:33,709 --> 00:01:31,390 relocation of the permanent 34 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:33,719 multi-purpose module as part of the 35 00:01:39,650 --> 00:01:35,530 reconfiguration of the station to 36 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:42,570 after another four-day breather will 37 00:01:47,220 --> 00:01:45,250 more invert suited up one final time to 38 00:01:50,490 --> 00:01:47,230 install the common communications for 39 00:01:53,340 --> 00:01:50,500 visiting vehicles for c2v2 system a 40 00:01:55,230 --> 00:01:53,350 relay system for data and communications 41 00:02:00,030 --> 00:01:55,240 between approaching Commercial Crew 42 00:02:02,220 --> 00:02:00,040 vehicles and the station itself working 43 00:02:04,590 --> 00:02:02,230 in tandem the NASA space Walker's 44 00:02:06,810 --> 00:02:04,600 hoisted two antennas on the station's 45 00:02:09,690 --> 00:02:06,820 truss structure before routing for 46 00:02:11,730 --> 00:02:09,700 separate 100-foot cables to a single 47 00:02:14,910 --> 00:02:11,740 connector located on the US Destiny 48 00:02:17,610 --> 00:02:14,920 laboratory then last December right 49 00:02:20,070 --> 00:02:17,620 before Christmas astronauts Scott Kelly 50 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:20,080 and Tim copra took up the cause routing 51 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:22,570 yet another cable that will be used for 52 00:02:26,550 --> 00:02:24,370 the installation of the second of a 53 00:02:30,900 --> 00:02:26,560 docking adapters to the space facing 54 00:02:32,790 --> 00:02:30,910 side of Harmony the two docking ports 55 00:02:35,370 --> 00:02:32,800 will provide redundant parking spaces 56 00:02:37,020 --> 00:02:35,380 for US Commercial Crew vehicles that 57 00:02:38,670 --> 00:02:37,030 will augment the transportation of 58 00:02:41,070 --> 00:02:38,680 astronauts to and from the orbital 59 00:02:43,290 --> 00:02:41,080 outpost and the expansion of research