Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to make first spacewalk next Monday
MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is scheduled to perform his first spacewalk next Monday, venturing outside the International Space Station alongside NASA colleague Anne McClain.
The purpose of the roughly seven-hour walk is to connect jumper cables that will give an alternative power source for the 17-metre Canadarm2, according to the Canadian Space Agency.
Canadarm2 is a sort of robotic hand that is crucial to maintaining the space station.