Russian cosmonauts Artemyev and Matveev completed their major objectives for today in which they set up and connected a control panel for the European robotic arm, a 37-foot-long manipulator system installed to the recently gotten here Nauka multipurpose lab module. For this spacewalk, Artemyev was wearing a Russian Orlan spacesuit with red stripes. It was the 4th spacewalk in Artemyevs career, and the first for Matveev.
By NASA
April 18, 2022
Throughout the next Russian spacewalk set up for Thursday, April 28, the duo will reject thermal blankets used to protect the arm during its July 2021 launch with Nauka. They will likewise bend the arms joints, release launch restraints, and keep an eye on the arms capability to utilize two grapple fixtures.
Extra spacewalks are prepared to continue equipping the European robotic arm and to activate Naukas airlock for future spacewalks.
Spacewalkers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev configure brand-new robotic arm components on the Nauka multiupurpose laboratory module. Credit: NASA
Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk at 5:37 p.m. EDT today after 6 hours and 37 minutes. Russian spacewalk 52 began at 11:01 a.m. EDT to activate a brand-new robotic arm connected to the Nauka multipurpose lab module at the International Space Station by opening the hatch of the Poisk docking compartment airlock.
Russian cosmonauts Artemyev and Matveev finished their significant goals for today in which they connected a control and installed panel for the European robotic arm, a 37-foot-long manipulator system installed to the just recently arrived Nauka multipurpose lab module. They also removed protective covers from the arm and installed handrails on Nauka. The arm will be used to move spacewalkers and payloads around the Russian sector of the station.
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Alexander Skvortsov are pictured during a spacewalk in 2014 outside the space stations Russian section. Credit: NASA
For this spacewalk, Artemyev was using a Russian Orlan spacesuit with red stripes. Matveev was wearing a spacesuit with blue stripes. It was the fourth spacewalk in Artemyevs profession, and the first for Matveev. It will be the 4th spacewalk at the station in 2022 and the 249th spacewalk for space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.