Saint-Jacques' and NASA astronaut Anne McClain officially began their spacewalk just after 7:30 a.m. EDT according to the U.S. space agency, when they switched to battery power, officially disconnecting from the International Space Station.The pair emerged about 30 minutes ahead of schedule and Saint-Jacques performed a few brief movements to get used to his suit before quickly getting underway.
"All and all, a very busy spacewalk," retired astronaut Dave Williams said at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in suburban Montreal. "They have four major tasks to perform, and David and Anne are going to be all over the space station." "So they can stick their heads back, capture this amazing image and then go right back to work again," Williams said.
Really nice that they thought to have a spacesuit that fit HIM 🙄
ga_richardson Some uplifting news coming out of Canada for a change. 🇨🇦👨🚀
Enjoy your trip! Fr; Earth!