Science and Exploration

Astronaut Luca Parmitano Upgrades AMS

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
December 6, 2019
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Astronaut Luca Parmitano Upgrades AMS
Astronaut Luca Parmitano Upgrades AMS
NASA

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm, carries the new thermal pump system that was installed on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS).
This photo was taken during the third spacewalk to upgrade the AMS, the International Space Station’s cosmic particle detector.

iss061e064794 (Dec. 2, 2019) – larger image

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