{"id":465956,"date":"2023-07-24T20:19:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T00:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=465956"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:35:19","slug":"spacewalkers-complete-installation-and-experiment-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/spacewalkers-complete-installation-and-experiment-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacewalkers Complete Installation and Experiment Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg?w=882\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814a.jpg?resize=600,337 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Spacewalkers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev work outside the International Space Station.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA TV<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Spacewalkers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev wrapped up their spacewalk at 5:33 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 23 minutes of installation and experiment tasks outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They installed a communications system antenna on the conical section of the Zvezda service module. They spent a couple of hours on that task which included connecting cables, removing protective covers and photographing their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After competing that task and a few minutes of rest, the duo moved on to relocate a Russian experiment on Zvezda. The duo spent about an hour moving the Obstanovka experiment hardware which monitors the plasma and magnetic environment that surrounds the space station. They took pictures of the work area for later analysis on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their next task had them translating to a crew quarters window on Zvezda where they swabbed samples for a test experiment. After a few minutes of rest during orbital night the spacewalkers removed and jettisoned an orbital debris experiment (MPAC) and a materials exposure experiment (SEED) attached to Zvezda\u2019s large diameter aft section.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg?w=941\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A sunrise is seen from the International Space Station a few minutes before the beginning of Thursday's spacewalk.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg 941w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pic-061814b.jpg?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A sunrise is seen from the International Space Station a few minutes before the beginning of Thursday’s spacewalk.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA TV<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>MPAC (Micro-Particles Capturer) and SEED (Space Environment Exposure Device) were two experiments developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for installation on Zvezda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spacewalkers final job was the relocation of a payload cargo boom on Zvezda. The relocation task sets up the area for future payload attachment work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skvortsov and Artemyev wrapped up their spacewalk by visually inspecting their spacesuits, wiping their gloves and jettisoning their towels. They then collected and inventoried their tools before entering Pirs and closing the hatches to officially end the first Expedition 40 spacewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last spacewalk occurred April 23 during Expedition 39. Astronauts Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio spent one hour and 36 minutes outside the station replacing a failed Multiplexer\/Demultiplexer backup computer on the S0 truss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacewalkers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev wrapped up their spacewalk at 5:33 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 23 minutes of installation and experiment tasks outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station. They installed a communications system antenna on the conical section of the Zvezda service module. 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