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Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin

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

ISS036-E-033160 (16 Aug. 2013) — Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, 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 — Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin (out of frame) rigged cables for the future arrival of a Russian laboratory module and installed an experiment panel.