Two Russian cosmonauts not too long ago accomplished a profitable spacewalk on the International Space Station (ISS).

It was performed by Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev and lasted 7 hours and 47 minutes.

Friday’s extravehicular exercise — the eighth on the station this yr — got here virtually three weeks after the pair had been compelled to chop brief one other stroll when Artemyev’s spacesuit suffered a drop in battery voltage.

Fortunately, no such points emerged through the newest outing and, based on a NASA report, Artemyev and Matveev had been capable of full the whole lot they got down to do throughout their time outdoors the house station.

This included shifting from one working space to a different an exterior management panel linked to the not too long ago put in European Robotic Arm. The cosmonauts additionally examined a rigidizing mechanism on the arm that might be used to assist with greedy payloads.

Artemyev, who was on his eighth spacewalk, and Matveev, who was on his fourth, additionally carried out work to increase a Strela telescoping increase from the station’s Zarya module to the Poisk module.

The spacewalk was livestreamed on NASA’s YouTube channel and included an audio commentary so the viewers might totally perceive the whole lot the cosmonauts had been doing.

NASA additionally tweeted a sequence of movies from the stroll, together with this one displaying a dramatic view of Earth some 250 miles under.

The spacewalkers have accomplished their first goal to take away protecting covers on the multipurpose lab module and set up a platform with adapters. They at the moment are making their solution to the second worksite. pic.twitter.com/JhTcNT81y6

— International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 2, 2022

Another clip clearly reveals Artemyev and Matveev at work, with the European Robotic Arm additionally outstanding inside the body.

Spacewalkers Artemyev and Matveev are seen right here outdoors the Nauka module with the European robotic arm as they work to put in the arm’s management panel and energy it up. pic.twitter.com/5oLbblrcSi

— International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 2, 2022

This subsequent video reveals the Russian duo engaged on extending the Strela cargo crane from the Zarya module to the Poisk module.

The cosmonaut spacewalkers are forward of the timeline and have accomplished most of their duties at present. The duo is now extending the Strela cargo crane from the Zarya module to Poisk module. https://t.co/yuOTrYN8CV pic.twitter.com/FJX4pe5CT8

— International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 2, 2022

Although the cosmonauts could have spent most of their time deep in focus as they carried out the required work, they may even have taken the time to marvel on the altering views of Earth because the ISS orbits at 17,600 mph. Such velocity means ISS inhabitants expertise 16 sunrises and sunsets each 24 hours, and judging by this lovely picture, the occasions are one thing to savor.

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