Astronaut Straps on GoPro for Space Walk

Ever wonder what it would be like to take a walk in space? Now you can get a first-hand look, thanks to NASA.

Earlier this year, U.S. astronaut Terry Virts strapped on a GoPro camera during two separate spacewalks on the International Space Station. Virts captured about two hours’ worth of footage, which NASA just posted online — giving us all a rare glimpse at life at the ISS. Check it out below.

In the video below, Virts and fellow astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore route a series of cables in preparation for the arrival of two International Docking Adapters later in 2015, NASA said. Virts is also seen lubricating elements at the latching end of the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm as Planet Earth hovers in the background.

Wilmore, meanwhile, prepares the Tranquility module for the relocation of the Permanent Multipurpose Module and the arrival of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module later this year.

In a second video NASA posted to the Internet Archive, the Virts and Wilmore route 400 feet of cable and install several antennas associated with the Common Communications for Visiting Vehicles system, known as C2V2. The system will be used by Boeing’s Crew Transportation System and the SpaceX Crew Dragon in the coming years to “rendezvous with the orbital laboratory and deliver crews to the space station,” NASA said.

Meanwhile, NASA isn’t the only organization embracing GoPro. The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association earlier this year teamed up with the action cam maker to offer player-level views of on-ice action. The move let fans witness all the bone-crunching hits and fast-paced hockey action from the perspective of the players themselves.

Source: pcmag.com