By Priyanka Deshpande
CNBC-TV18.com
Published April 25, 2024
Roscosmos cosmonauts to conduct first spacewalk of 2024
Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, who are part of Expedition 71 crew, are set to embark on the first spacewalk of 2024 outside the International Space Station (ISS).
Scheduled to commence at 10:55 am EDT (8:25 pm IST) on April 25, the spacewalk is expected to last up to seven hours.
According to NASA, the two cosmonauts are scheduled to exit the station through the Poisk airlock to finalise the installation of a panel on a synthetic radar system located on the Nauka module.
Additionally, they will mount equipment and conduct experiments on the Poisk module to assess the extent of corrosion on various surfaces and modules of the station.
Furthermore, they will configure hardware and set up experiments within the Roscosmos segment of the space station.
This highly anticipated spacewalk is also the 270th in support of the space station and serves as the 7th for Kononenko and the 2nd for Chub, who will be distinguished by their respective Orlan spacesuits with red and blue stripes.
NASA will provide live coverage of the spacewalk starting from 10:30 am EDT (8:00 pm IST) through various platforms, including NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency's website, ensuring global audiences can witness this extraordinary feat.
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