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Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin

Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin
Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin outfits the International Space Station during a seven-hour, 29-minute spacewalk.

ISS036-E-033400 (16 Aug. 2013) — Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (lower left), Expedition 36 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 29-minute spacewalk — the longest ever conducted by a pair of Russian cosmonauts — Misurkin and Fyodor Yurchikhin (out of frame) rigged cables for the future arrival of a Russian laboratory module and installed an experiment panel.