Girl Power in Space! Astronauts Fix a Camera and Helper Outside the ISS!
Imagine fixing a broken toy, but that toy is the whole International Space Station, and you're floating in space!
Hey Space Explorers! Guess what? Two awesome astronauts, Jessica Meir from NASA and Sophie Adenot from Europe, just did something super cool in space!
They floated *outside* the International Space Station (that's like our giant space home!) for almost 7 hours. Think of it like doing chores, but instead of cleaning your room, you're fixing things on a football-field-sized science lab orbiting Earth!
Their big mission was to swap out a special camera that helps astronauts see what they're doing, and also replace something called a 'docking aid.' This 'docking aid' is super important because it helps other spacecraft, like supply ships, park safely at the station. Without it, parking would be a lot trickier!
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Based on reporting by Space.com.