{"id":213404,"date":"2025-05-09T06:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=2c158403a284603cb928a7549734916f"},"modified":"2025-05-09T06:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:14:42","slug":"nasa-astronaut-anne-mcclain-works-on-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=213404","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Works on Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An astronaut outside of the International Space Station has one hand on a truss near a solar panel. Her other hand is by her head. Reflected in her helmet is astronaut Nichole Ayers, also in a white spacesuit, taking the photo. Earth&#039;s blue water and white clouds can be seen in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/54492396655-c6ba83df1d-o-1.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 flight engineer Anne McClain is pictured near one of the International Space Station&#8217;s main solar arrays during a spacewalk.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Nichole Ayers<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this May 1, 2025, photo taken by fellow NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/anne-c-mcclain\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/anne-c-mcclain\/\">Anne McClain<\/a> works near one of the International Space Station&#8217;s main solar arrays during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xP9LyPsqI_g\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xP9LyPsqI_g\" rel=\"noopener\">spacewalk<\/a>. During the May 1 spacewalk \u2013 McClain\u2019s third and Ayers\u2019 first \u2013 the astronaut pair relocated a space station communications antenna and completed the initial mounting bracket installation steps for an International Space Station Rollout Solar Array, or IROSA, that will arrive on a future SpaceX commercial resupply services mission, in addition to some get ahead tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about station activities by following the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/spacestation\/\">space station blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA\/Nichole Ayers<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this May 1, 2025, photo taken by fellow NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain works near one of the International Space Station\u2019s main solar arrays during a spacewalk. 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