Tag: European Robotic Arm
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Expedition 67 in final stretch as European Robotic Arm commissioning continues
July saw Expedition 67 aboard the International Space Station reach two-thirds distance, with two months remaining until its longest-serving crewmembers return home and the rest of the crew transitions to the next increment. Over the course of the month, the crew has been continuing scientific research and housekeeping tasks around the station, while also receiving…
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Russian cosmonauts conduct second spacewalk to activate European Robotic Arm
On April 28, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev ventured outside the International Space Station in the second planned spacewalk to activate the European Robotic Arm (ERA). This follows last week’s spacewalk, where astronauts removed covers from the arm and installed a control panel. The spacewalk is known as VKD-53 began at 14:58 UTC.…
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Cosmonauts complete spacewalk to activate space station’s European Robotic Arm
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev carried out a spacewalk on April 18 to prepare the International Space Station’s new European Robotic Arm for use. The cosmonauts exited the Poisk module’s airlock at around 15:00 UTC and spent over six and a half hours working outside the station to complete their objectives, completing the…