The cosmonauts completed a Russian spacewalk to integrate the Brethal node, while two Russian cosmonauts operated a spacewalk on the International Space Station (ISS) to configure and integrate an all-new outpost unit to support future activities.
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| The cosmonauts completed a Russian spacewalk |
The two astronauts, Anton Shakapalrov and Peter Dobrov 12:17:31 began their work at UTC and seven hours and 11 minutes later 19:28 Eva finished at UTC.
Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dobrov and Anton Shkaplerov carried out the Russian EVA-51 spacecraft wearing Russian spacesuits from Orlan. Both had previously done extravagant activities (EVA, or Spacewalk) and Dobrov wore a blue striped suit while Shakapalrov wore a red striped suit.
EVA's primary tasks today revolve around preparing a new node module, Pritchal, to support future docking by Soyuz and Progress Spacecraft, while installing hardware to allow automatic mating and docking.
To help achieve this, a number of now-unnecessary items have been removed or reused from the Pritchal meeting place and from the International Space Station docking in November 2021.
After leaving the Small Search Unit 2 (MRM-2), the couple's first task, called the Airlock, was to install a manually operated Strela crane. Mounted on the exterior of the Poisek, this telescopic crane has been extended into a Versatile Laboratory Module (MLM) called the Nauka.
For today's EVA, Dubrov and Shkaplerov are securing the other end of the Strela crane with a fender at Nauka. The Strela then acted as a very long handrail or bridge between the Poisk and the boat, allowing the astronauts to cross more quickly between the two units.
After securing Strela, the astronauts then moved the equipment to the worksheet at the intersection of the boat and Pritchard's newly arrived craft, which was the focus of the day's activity.
Shakapalrov and Dubrov then removed the thermal caps from many of the fender and teether points, after which they installed the first two fender shortcuts to enable better translation options for future space drivers in the Nauka and Pritchal outback.
The following table included the installation of a number of cables for the CARS Automated Rendezvous System that needed to be routed correctly between Nauka and Pritchal because both units were securely connected to the International Space Station.
Next, a new series of antennas built into the Pritchal were installed to allow the nearby spacecraft to automatically orient itself to the docking port with location, range, and price information.
Then a television camera was moved to a new location in Brichal. This process involves dematerializing and reconnecting many wires between the boat and the camper.
The camera was previously used to make a video of Pritshall's reunion and docking into the boat; It will now be used to provide a video of the spacecraft approaching Prithvi to dock.
A Pritchal docking target cross was also installed during the Russian EVA-51 to allow future vehicles to properly align with the rare docking Pritchal port through its onboard television cameras.
