Realtime coverage of Russian EVA-28
02/16/2011 01:26 PM Filed in: Space News | International Space Station
By WILLIAM HARWOOD
CBS News
01:25 p.m. EST Update: Russian spacewalk ends
Cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka re-entered the Pirs airlock module and closed the hatch at 1:21 p.m. EST (GMT-5) Wednesday to close out a successful four-hour 51-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
The cosmonauts accomplished all of their primary objectives, installing two experiments, retrieving two materials science space exposure pallets and jettisoning a no-longer-needed foot restraint. Kondratyev and Skripochka ran well ahead of schedule throughout the planned six-hour excursion, finishing up more than an hour early.
This was the 153rd spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, the second so far this year, the third for Skripochka and the second for Kondratyev. Station assembly spacewalk time now stands at 961 hours and five minutes, or 40 days.
11:15 a.m. EST Update: Second Russian experiment successfully installed
Three hours into a planned six-hour spacewalk -- and one hour ahead of schedule -- cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka have successfully installed a second experiment on the hull of the space station's Zvezda command module. The experiment will monitor seismic activity on Earth. The cosmonauts now plan to jettison a no-longer-needed foot restraint before removing two space exposure experiment panels to wrap up today's excursion.
10:15 a.m. EST Update: Photon-Gamma experiment successfully installed
Running about a half-hour ahead of schedule, cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka have successfully installed a suite of gamma ray connectors on the Zveza command module. Their next task is to install a seismic forecasting experiment on Zvezda before jettisoning a no-longer-needed foot restraint.
09:00 a.m. EST Update: Russian spacewalk 28 begins
Cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka opened the hatch of the Pirs airlock module at 8:30 a.m. EST (GMT-5) Wednesday to kick off a planned six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. An unidentified object floated out the hatch about a minute later, but flight controllers said it departed to the rear of the station and was not likely to pose a future impact threat.
Kondratyev and Skripochka plan to install a suite of gamma ray detectors and a seismic forecasting experiment on the hull of the Zvezda command module. The cosmonauts then will jettison a no-longer-needed foot restraint before working to retrieve two space exposure experiment panels on the Zarya module.
For identification, Kondratyev, call sign EV-1, is wearing a spacesuit with red stripes. Skripochka, EV-2, is wearing a suit with blue stripes.
This is the 153rd spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, the second so far this year, the third for Skripochka and the second for Kondratyev. Going into today's excursion, the station spacewalk total stood at 956 hours and 14 minutes, or 39.8 days.
CBS News
01:25 p.m. EST Update: Russian spacewalk ends
Cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka re-entered the Pirs airlock module and closed the hatch at 1:21 p.m. EST (GMT-5) Wednesday to close out a successful four-hour 51-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
The cosmonauts accomplished all of their primary objectives, installing two experiments, retrieving two materials science space exposure pallets and jettisoning a no-longer-needed foot restraint. Kondratyev and Skripochka ran well ahead of schedule throughout the planned six-hour excursion, finishing up more than an hour early.
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| Cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev jettisons a no-longer-needed foot restraint, pushing it away from the station to the rear. The foot restraint is visible in this image crossing the Earth's limb. (Photo: NASA TV) |
This was the 153rd spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, the second so far this year, the third for Skripochka and the second for Kondratyev. Station assembly spacewalk time now stands at 961 hours and five minutes, or 40 days.
11:15 a.m. EST Update: Second Russian experiment successfully installed
Three hours into a planned six-hour spacewalk -- and one hour ahead of schedule -- cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka have successfully installed a second experiment on the hull of the space station's Zvezda command module. The experiment will monitor seismic activity on Earth. The cosmonauts now plan to jettison a no-longer-needed foot restraint before removing two space exposure experiment panels to wrap up today's excursion.
10:15 a.m. EST Update: Photon-Gamma experiment successfully installed
Running about a half-hour ahead of schedule, cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka have successfully installed a suite of gamma ray connectors on the Zveza command module. Their next task is to install a seismic forecasting experiment on Zvezda before jettisoning a no-longer-needed foot restraint.
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| Cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka set up tools and equipment before installation of the Photon-Gamma experiment package. (Photo: NASA TV) |
09:00 a.m. EST Update: Russian spacewalk 28 begins
Cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka opened the hatch of the Pirs airlock module at 8:30 a.m. EST (GMT-5) Wednesday to kick off a planned six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. An unidentified object floated out the hatch about a minute later, but flight controllers said it departed to the rear of the station and was not likely to pose a future impact threat.
Kondratyev and Skripochka plan to install a suite of gamma ray detectors and a seismic forecasting experiment on the hull of the Zvezda command module. The cosmonauts then will jettison a no-longer-needed foot restraint before working to retrieve two space exposure experiment panels on the Zarya module.
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| An unidentified object floated out of the Russian Pirs airlock module shortly after the start of a planned six-hour spacewalk by cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka. (Photo: NASA TV) |
For identification, Kondratyev, call sign EV-1, is wearing a spacesuit with red stripes. Skripochka, EV-2, is wearing a suit with blue stripes.
This is the 153rd spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, the second so far this year, the third for Skripochka and the second for Kondratyev. Going into today's excursion, the station spacewalk total stood at 956 hours and 14 minutes, or 39.8 days.