On July 12, 2001, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off in the early morning hours on @Space_Station assembly mission 7A. (STS-104)
Atlantis carried the Quest Joint Airlock to the station, which functions as an airlock (surprise 😉) for astronauts & cosmonauts for EVAs. #Space
Atlantis carried the Quest Joint Airlock to the station, which functions as an airlock (surprise 😉) for astronauts & cosmonauts for EVAs. #Space
The airlock is important because it allows the crew of the ISS to “camp out” before a spacewalk. This process purges nitrogen from the bloodstream, helping to preventing decompression sickness. #space #SpaceStation20th
Pic here, @Astro_Christina as she entered the Quest Airlock during her March 2019 EVA. Koch & Nick Hague “worked outside in the vacuum of space for six hours and 45 minutes to continue swapping batteries & install adapter plates on the station's Port-4 truss structure.” #nasa
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