Crew Dragon
The Demo-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft approaching the ISS May 31. NASA says the spacecraft is doing "very well" in orbit, giving NASA confidence the mission can last until August. Credit: NASA

WASHINGTON — NASA is hoping to get as many as six spacewalks performed outside the International Space Station through late July to replace batteries in the station’s power system, taking advantage of the additional astronauts on the station during the Demo-2 commercial crew mission.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...