Later today, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will flex his spacewalking muscles for the first time-and we get to live vicariously through him, thanks to a livestream straight from space. While there's no word on how long this particular repair will take, you can tune into NASA television (stream here) at 5:30pm ET (2:30pm PT) to watch.
In November, Pesquet departed Earth for his six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, called Proxima. According to the ESA, he'll "maintain the weightless research laboratory and run scientific experiments for hundreds of researchers on Earth."
But today, he'll be completing a battery upgrade with the assistance of NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough. This is far from Kimbrough's first stroll in space-on Friday, January 6, he and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson spent over 6 hours outside the ISS installing adaptor plates. That's roughly how long it takes me to assemble a shoe rack, from Target, on Earth.
Ad astra and happy watching!
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