Astronaut’s helmet-cam captures space views

NASA released action camera video shot by astronauts on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS).(photo grabbed from Reuters video)
The National Aeronautics Space Administration has released an action camera video shot by astronauts on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.(from Reuters video)

Reuters — The National Aeronautics Space Administration has released an action camera video shot by astronauts on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough conducted a seven-hour space walk on March 30 recording their work outside the ISS on their helmet-cams.

The video shows the astronauts reconnecting wires and installing covers and shields on one of the three Pressurized Mating Adapters on the ISS used for dockings, the PMA-3.

Kimbrough returned to earth on April 10 after spending 173 days in space while Whitson is still on orbit, scheduled to remain in space at the International Space Station until September.

On April 24 Whitson broke the record for most days in space by a United States astronaut. Previously the record was held by NASA astronaut Jeff Williams who spent 534 days, 2 hours and 48 minutes in space, according to NASA.

Whitson and flight engineer Jack Fischer are set to perform a landmark 200th spacewalk at the ISS on Friday (May 12), NASA said.