Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Expedition 74 crewmates and NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams conducted an EVA on 18 March to prepare the Station for the installation of another pair of iROSA solar panels.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway supported the spacewalkers, helping them suit up and closing the hatch behind them – as this timelapse shows.
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Expedition 74 crewmates and NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams conducted an EVA on 18 March to prepare the Station for the installation of another pair of iROSA solar panels.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway supported the spacewalkers, helping them suit up and closing the hatch behind them – as this timelapse shows.
Credits: ESA/NASA
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/04/US_EVA-94_preparations
Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgency
We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.
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![Looking for Lyrids from Orbit
This timelapse was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:
[English] Day 085, orbit 1316 — Did you know you can spot the International Space Station using only your eyes? From the ground, it looks like a very bright star moving across the sky at roughly the speed of a commercial airliner. But unlike an aircraft, it has no headlights or flashing navigation lights. Its brightness comes from the solar panels, which are positioned to catch sunlight and reflect it back towards Earth.
To find out when we’ll be passing overhead and where to look in the sky, check out spotthestation.nasa.gov… I won’t be able to see you, even if you wave very enthusiastically, but I’m thinking of you from up here!
[French] Jour 085, orbite 1316 — Saviez-vous que vous pouvez observer la Station spatiale internationale à l’oeil nu ? Depuis le sol, la Station apparaît comme une étoile très brillante qui traverse le ciel à peu près à la vitesse d’un avion de ligne. Mais contrairement à un avion, elle n’a ni phares, ni feux de position clignotants. Ce sont ses panneaux solaires, orientés pour recevoir la lumière du Soleil, qui la rendent si lumineuse lorsque vous la voyez depuis la Terre.
Pour savoir quand nous passons au-dessus de vos têtes et où nous chercher dans le ciel, rendez-vous sur le site spotthestation.nasa.gov… Je ne pourrai pas vous voir, même si vous faites de grands signes, mais je pense à vous depuis là-haut !
Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
Footage: ESA/NASA
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Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions Looking for Lyrids from Orbit](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gU8qYIWAQ0o/mqdefault.jpg)









