Watch astronauts step out of the ISS for spacewalk

Watch as astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg step out of the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Friday 9 June.

According to Nasa, the pair were expected to install an iROSA (International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array) to augment power generation for the 1A power channel on the station’s starboard truss structure.

Each new IROSA was predicted to produce more than 20 kilowatts of electricity, and once all are installed, would enable a 30 per cent increase in power production over the ISS’s current arrays.

For the spacewalk, Bowen served as an extravehicular crew member 1 (EV 1) and wore a distinctive suit with red stripes.

Hoburg served as extravehicular crew member 2 (EV 2) and wore the unmarked suit.

The spacewalk is the ninth for Bowen and the first for Hoburg and was expected to last around seven hours.