Astronauts complete spacewalk to install broadband hub on ISS

Called ColKa, short for Columbus Ka-band Terminal, the system will allow astronauts to communicate with Earth at home broadband speeds

Astronauts Mike Hopkins, centre right, and Victor Glover, centre left, work outside the International Space Station’s European lab (NASA via AP)

Two astronauts have completed a spacewalk to install a broadband hub that will beam scientific research back to Earth.

The British-built technology marks the country’s first major industrial contribution to the International Space Station (ISS).