November 2, 2024

Watch two Russian cosmonauts take a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

Two Russian cosmonauts are planning to take a spacewalk today (Jan. 19) to ready a new International Space Station module for going to spacecraft, and you can enjoy it live.Expedition 66 Cmdr. Anton Shkaplerov and flight engineer Pyotr Dubrov, both of the Russian area company Roscosmos, will invest the day working together outside the International Space Station. Related: Houston, you are go for a spacewalk: The Infinite launches VR space station toursRussian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov is imagined during a spacewalk on Sept. 3, 2021. Prichal functions six brand-new ports for the stations Russian sector; one completely docks it to Nauka, while the other five are totally free for checking out ships.During the spacewalk, you can identify Shkaplerov in a Russian Orlan spacesuit with red stripes, distinguishing him as the lead spacewalker.