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Cosmonauts Spacewalking Now For Russian Maintenance

Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov
Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (left) and Anton Shkaplerov are pictured in their Russian Orlan spacesuits during a fit check on Jan. 31, 2018.

Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos began a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk when they opened the hatch of the Pirs docking compartment of the International Space Station at 10:34 a.m. EST.

Both spacewalkers are wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits with blue stripes. Misurkin is designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1) for this spacewalk, the fourth of his career. Shkaplerov, embarking on his second spacewalk, is extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2).

Coverage of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Views from a camera on Misurkin’s helmet are designated with the number 20, and Shkaplerov’s is labeled with the number 18.

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