Moscow. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub went into the open space of the International Space Station to put into operation a radar that was not opened the previous time, and install equipment for an experiment with composite materials.
The transmission of their work is carried out by the Russian space corporation Roscosmos.
The Poisk module hatch opened at 17:57 Moscow time (14:57 GMT). Cosmonauts are expected to spend six hours and 36 minutes in open space.
During this time, Kononenko and Chub must install the equipment for two scientific experiments in the Poisk module, as well as open a small radar in the Nauka module, which was not fully opened previously.
If time remains, the cosmonauts will dismantle the Poisk module’s Biorisk-MSN experiment container, and will also deploy a pressure control unit in the same module. Additionally, additional tasks include taking samples from the surface of Nauka.
With the help of the Perspective-KM experiment, the technology will be developed to create deployable structures in orbit from layered composite materials with shape memory, that is, those that can return to the original geometric shape after being folded.
Kononenko and Chub have been on the ISS since September 21, 2023. The first joint exit into open space occurred between October 25 and 26, 2023.
As part of their expedition, Kononenko and Chub are expected to conduct up to four spacewalks. Kononenko, now working on the ISS for the fifth time, has previously been in open space six times, and Chub once.
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– 2024-04-26 00:19:00
