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Added on the 06/11/2021 19:05:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough perform their second spacewalk on the International Space Station, as part of the Alpha mission, to continue the installation of a solar array outside the station. IMAGES
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and American astronaut Shane Kimbrough work in the weightlessness of space to install a new solar panel on the International Space Station, a complex and very physical operation that is expected to last about six and a half hours. IMAGES
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the first European woman to take command of the International Space Station, in a ceremony broadcast live from space. IMAGES
Roscosmos broadcasts images of Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov performing a spacewalk outside the ISS. IMAGES
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet says that "it's really unbelievable to be here on the Space Station", adding that the crew onboard the ISS "can't wait" to start their work. SOUNDBITES