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Are you ready to walk in space, NASA asks

Two crew members, one of whom is a NASA member, living aboard the International Space Station will perform a spacewalk this Friday, April 28, to continue installing equipment to of supporting energy systems.

This entire expedition will be filmed and broadcast directly on NASA television channels, and also on social networks.

NASA announced that the spacewalk is scheduled to start at 09:15 a.m. and will last about 6 and a half hours.

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi will exit the Quest airlock to prepare for the installation of power equipment on the right side of the space station

NASA announced that the astronauts have been preparing for several weeks for this several-hour walk.