This is the first of two spacewalks by Artemyev and Matveyev to set up the mechanism outside the Russian multipurpose unit Noka.
During their spacewalk on Monday, the duo will install and connect a 37-foot (11.3-meter) control panel. Robotic arm. Both will also remove the arm Protective covers and handrail installation outside the Nauka unit.
This robotic arm will be used to help astronauts And move all the elements that need to be moved out of the Russian part of the future space station.
Artemyev will be recognized in the Russian Orlan spacesuit with red stripes, while Matveev wears a spacesuit with blue stripes.
This is Matveyev’s first spacewalk and Artemyev’s fourth spacewalk veteran.
This will be the fourth spacewalk outside the space station this year and the 249th overall In support of the assembly, maintenance and development of the orbital laboratory.
During a second spacewalk on April 28, astronauts will remove the thermal blankets used to protect the robotic arm when it launched last year with the Nauka module. Matveev and Artemyev will also flex the robotic arm’s joints, release the constraints and test its gripping ability.
These are the first upcoming spacewalks that will focus on preparing Nauka and the robotic arm for future use.
In response to a question about how geopolitical tensions with Russia affect life on the space station, NASA astronaut Dr. Tom Marshburn told a press conference Friday that he was “a very collective and friendly relationship together here, and we work together”.
He said the NASA crew and Russian cosmonauts regularly shared meals and watched movies together.
“We depend on each other for our survival, it’s a dangerous environment,” Marshburn said. “And so we just follow our training; we leave with the recognition that we are all here for the same purpose: to explore and maintain this space station. »
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