Russian cosmonauts install sun-watching telescope on ISS during 6-hour spacewalk - Space
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev completed a six-hour spacewalk to install a sun-watching telescope on the International Space Station. Despite minor technical difficulties, they successfully mounted the instrument to study solar flares.
Why it matters
The installation of this telescope enhances international scientific capabilities for predicting solar activity, which impacts Earth's communication and power grids.
Russian cosmonauts install sun-watching telescope on ISS during 6-hour spacewalk | Space
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