***Spacewalkers Oleg Artemyev and Alexander Skvortsov*** ISS040-E-099271 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev (blue stripes) and Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes, partially obscured), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in asession of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar arrays wings on the Georges Lemaitre Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible at left.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:42:30 +0000
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