ROSCOSMOS - Russian Cosmonaut patch.
April 28, 2022
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 6:40 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 42 minutes.
Image above: Spacewalkers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev monitor the station’s new European robotic arm as it moves on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. Image Credit: NASA TV.
Artemyev and Matveev completed their major objectives during the spacewalk, which included monitoring the first commanded movements of the robotic arm from its grapple fixtures after removing thermal blankets and launch locks. The duo monitored the robotic arm as its end effectors translated one at a time to a new base points. The crew also installed more handrails on Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
This was the fifth spacewalk in Artemyev’s career, and the second for Matveev. It will be the fifth spacewalk at the station in 2022 and the 250th spacewalk for space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.
Additional spacewalks are planned to continue outfitting the European robotic arm and to activate Nauka’s airlock for future spacewalks.
Related article:
Spacewalkers Exit Station to Activate New Robotic Arm
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/04/spacewalkers-exit-station-to-activate.html
Related link:
Nauka multipurpose laboratory module: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/nauka/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia.
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