Post-Spacewalk: Ayers & McClain Spacesuit Processing | International Space Station

Post-Spacewalk: Ayers & McClain Spacesuit Processing | International Space Station

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 flight engineer Jonny Kim: "M+23: An EVA (spacewalk) is a long day for all involved—flight control and EVA teams, spacewalkers, and IV teams. NASA TV captures the 6.5–7-hour EVA, but not the extensive same-day preparations or the hours of post-mission cleanup. This is a time-lapse of Takuya Onishi and me welcoming spacewalkers Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain back to the airlock after their successful mission."

"We assist them in removing their spacesuits and organize the airlock. In the coming days, Anne and Vapor will undertake critical tasks to prepare their suits and the airlock for future spacewalks, ensuring readiness for upcoming missions."

"Similarly, ground teams will conduct post-mission analysis and debriefings, sharing lessons learned to enhance future operations."

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers concluded their spacewalk at 2:49 p.m. EDT on May 1, 2025. The total time was 5 hours and 44 minutes. It was the third spacewalk for McClain and the first for Ayers, and the 275th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. 

McClain and Ayers completed their primary objectives, including relocating a space station communications antenna and the initial mounting bracket installation steps for an IROSA that will arrive on a future SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. Additionally, the astronaut pair completed a pair of get ahead tasks, including installing a jumper cable to provide power from the P6 truss to the International Space Station’s Russian segment and another to remove bolts from a micrometeoroid cover.

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center 

Duration: 31 seconds

Capture Date: May 1, 2025

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