LAUNCH PAD
16 JUNE 2021
Against the clock
uropean Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet was manoeuvred by the Canadarm2 robotic arm during a spacewalk to install new roll-out solar arrays on the International Space Station. Pesquet was joined by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough on the spacewalk, which lasted just over seven hours. Despite initially making good progress, an interference issue with another piece of equipment prevented the pair unfolding the solar
