Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner started a spacewalk at 10:36 a.m. EST to put in an experiment bundle designed to observe celestial x-ray sources and new electrical connector patch panels and take away a number of experiments for disposal. The 2 cosmonauts may even relocate a management panel for the European robotic arm, which is hooked up to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov will function the arm through the spacewalk from contained in the station.
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Ovchinin is sporting an Orlan spacesuit with crimson stripes, whereas Vagner is sporting the swimsuit with blue stripes. That is the second spacewalk in Ovchinin’s profession, and the primary for Vagner. It’s the 272nd spacewalk for area station meeting, upkeep, and upgrades.
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