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Preparing the space station\h\h

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for a future power boost …
A mission extension for a\h\h

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couple of station crew members …
And a spaceflight first for one of our\h\h

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commercial partners … a few of the stories\h
to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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On Sept. 12, astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of the\h
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Thomas\h\h

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Pesquet of the European Space Agency conducted a\h
nearly 7-hour spacewalk outside the International\h\h

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Space Station. The pair attached a support\h
bracket needed for the future installation\h\h

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of the station’s third new solar array.\h
Six of the station’s eight existing power\h\h

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channels are being augmented with new arrays\h
to ensure there is sufficient power for future\h\h

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Artemis exploration technology demonstrations and\h
other activities. This was the first spacewalk\h\h

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conducted by two international partner\h
astronauts out of the station’s Quest airlock.

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NASA’s Mark Vande Hei and Pyotr\h
Dubrov of Roscosmos have had\h\h

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their stay onboard the International\h
Space Station extended to March 2022.\h\h

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For Vande Hei, that means he will\h
hold the record for the longest\h\h

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single spaceflight for an American when\h
he returns to Earth. His extended stay\h\h

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could also provide valuable insight into how the\h
human body adapts to long-duration spaceflight,\h\h

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which could help us prepare for Artemis\h
missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.

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“I think all astronauts are explorers at heart and\h
having the opportunity to contribute to furthering\h\h

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exploration is a great opportunity. It’s a\h
new experience and I’m looking forward to,\h\h

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as a human being, understanding how\h
it feels to do something like this.”

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On Sept. 15, our commercial partner, SpaceX\h
launched its Inspiration4 mission from our\h\h

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Kennedy Space Center. Inspiration4 is a\h
non-NASA mission and the company’s first\h\h

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orbital spaceflight featuring an entire crew of\h
private astronauts. NASA has an agreement with\h\h

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another company – Axiom Space – for the first\h
private astronaut mission to the International\h\h

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Space Station. That mission is currently\h
targeted for no earlier than January 2022.

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Technicians at our Michoud Assembly\h
Facility recently completed welding\h\h

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of the Orion spacecraft’s pressure vessel\h
for our Artemis III mission to the Moon.\h\h

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The structure is the underlying frame of Orion’s\h
crew module – the air-tight compartment designed\h\h

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to carry astronauts. It is also the first\h
major piece of hardware off the line as NASA\h\h

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shifts from the development phase to\h
the production phase of the spacecraft.\h\h

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Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman\h
and the first person of color on the Moon,\h\h

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establish a long-term presence on the lunar\h
surface, and prepare for human missions to Mars.

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We recently teamed with Joby Aviation to\h
flight test an all-electric vertical takeoff\h\h

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and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of NASA’s\h
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign.\h\h

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It was the first time NASA has tested\h
one of these aircraft as part of the\h\h

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campaign. These could be used in the future\h
to transport people, packages, or other goods\h\h

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within cities and surrounding areas throughout\h
the country. Learn more about NASA’s work to\h\h

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help incorporate next-generation aircraft into\h
the National Airspace System at nasa.gov/aam.