Roscosmos cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev are visualized during a spacewalk on April 18, 2022, to configure the European robotic arm. Credit: NASA
Exploration 67 Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos began Russian spacewalk 53 at 10:58 a.m. EDT to continue activating the new European robotic arm– a 37-foot-long manipulator system mounted to the just recently shown up Nauka module. This spacewalk is anticipated to last at least 6 1/2 hours.
During a spacewalk on April 18, which lasted for 6 hours and 37 minutes, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev installed and connected a control board for the European robotic arm. The cosmonauts likewise eliminated protective covers from the arm and set up hand rails on Nauka. The arm will be utilized to move spacewalkers and payloads around the Russian segment of the station.
Protection of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agencys site.
During a spacewalk on April 18, which lasted for 6 hours and 37 minutes, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev set up and linked a control panel for the European robotic arm. During todays spacewalk, the cosmonaut duo will keep an eye on the very first commanded motions of the robotic arm from its grapple components after eliminating thermal blankets and launch locks. It is the fifth spacewalk at the station in 2022 and the 250th spacewalk for area station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.
Throughout todays spacewalk, the cosmonaut duo will keep an eye on the first commanded motions of the robotic arm from its grapple components after eliminating thermal blankets and launch locks. The arms end effectors will equate one at a time to new base points. The team likewise will install more hand rails on Nauka.
This is the 5th spacewalk in Artemyevs profession, and the 2nd for Matveev. It is the fifth spacewalk at the station in 2022 and the 250th spacewalk for area station assembly, upkeep, and upgrades.
By NASA
April 28, 2022
