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NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in the mission’s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station on May 17, 2010 in space

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Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are scheduled to make a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET. Prokopyev and Petelin will be assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.This is Prokopyev’s fifth and Petelin’s third spacewalk.Join us as we liveblog this spacewalk.Need to KnowRoscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are performing the spacewalk on May 3This is Prokopyev’s fifth spacewalk and Petelin’s thirdThe spacewalk will take a total of six-and-a-half-hours and involves assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory ModuleThis is the 262 spacewalk for the International Space Station that is in support of maintenance or assembly for the stationThis is the fifth spacewalk for 2023This is the third spacewalk for Expedition 69

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are scheduled to make a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET. Prokopyev and Petelin will be assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.

This is Prokopyev’s fifth and Petelin’s third spacewalk.

Join us as we liveblog this spacewalk.

Need to KnowRoscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are performing the spacewalk on May 3This is Prokopyev’s fifth spacewalk and Petelin’s thirdThe spacewalk will take a total of six-and-a-half-hours and involves assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory ModuleThis is the 262 spacewalk for the International Space Station that is in support of maintenance or assembly for the stationThis is the fifth spacewalk for 2023This is the third spacewalk for Expedition 69

Need to Know

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are performing the spacewalk on May 3This is Prokopyev’s fifth spacewalk and Petelin’s thirdThe spacewalk will take a total of six-and-a-half-hours and involves assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory ModuleThis is the 262 spacewalk for the International Space Station that is in support of maintenance or assembly for the stationThis is the fifth spacewalk for 2023This is the third spacewalk for Expedition 69

Winding DownMay 03, 2023 05:08 PM EDTCopy The Link To This Blog PostThe spacewalk is well under way but we will be winding down live coverage as the cosmonauts will continue working over the next few hours. For more updates,follow the International Space Station on Twitter.Thank you for joining us for our liveblog of this spacewalk!

Winding Down

May 03, 2023 05:08 PM EDT

The spacewalk is well under way but we will be winding down live coverage as the cosmonauts will continue working over the next few hours. For more updates,follow the International Space Station on Twitter.

Thank you for joining us for our liveblog of this spacewalk!

Getting Hot

May 03, 2023 04:58 PM EDT

Nice ViewMay 03, 2023 04:56 PM EDTCopy The Link To This Blog PostYou can see the beautiful blue oceans of Earth in the background as the cosmonauts perform their tasks for their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Not a bad view for a workday! Prokopyev and Petelin continue to coordinate amongst themselves as they remove plugs from the module they are working with on the Rassvet module.

Nice View

May 03, 2023 04:56 PM EDT

You can see the beautiful blue oceans of Earth in the background as the cosmonauts perform their tasks for their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Not a bad view for a workday! Prokopyev and Petelin continue to coordinate amongst themselves as they remove plugs from the module they are working with on the Rassvet module.

Here Comes the SunMay 03, 2023 04:20 PM EDTCopy The Link To This Blog PostThe International Space Station has moved into orbital daytime during the spacewalk. Meanwhile, the cosmonauts are talking about the best path to take for their work as they complete their spacesuit and buddy checks.

Here Comes the Sun

May 03, 2023 04:20 PM EDT

The International Space Station has moved into orbital daytime during the spacewalk. Meanwhile, the cosmonauts are talking about the best path to take for their work as they complete their spacesuit and buddy checks.

Spacewalkers Have Exited the Space StationMay 03, 2023 04:13 PM EDTCopy The Link To This Blog PostBoth cosmonauts have exited the International Space Station. For the first part of their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk they will need to configure their spacesuits and do buddy checks. Then they will need to work on the hatch itself to prepare removing the experiment airlock from the Rassvet module then installing it on the Nauka science module.

Spacewalkers Have Exited the Space Station

May 03, 2023 04:13 PM EDT

Both cosmonauts have exited the International Space Station. For the first part of their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk they will need to configure their spacesuits and do buddy checks. Then they will need to work on the hatch itself to prepare removing the experiment airlock from the Rassvet module then installing it on the Nauka science module.

Meet the SpacewalkersMay 03, 2023 04:01 PM EDTCopy The Link To This Blog PostLearn more about Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, the two cosmonauts who will be performing the spacewalk, as they prepare to exit the International Space Station.Before this spacewalk, Prokopyev has spent a total of 29 hours and 51 minutes in space and this is his fifth spacewalk. Petelin has spent 14 hours and 20 minutes in space and this is his third spacewalk.

Meet the Spacewalkers

May 03, 2023 04:01 PM EDT

Learn more about Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, the two cosmonauts who will be performing the spacewalk, as they prepare to exit the International Space Station.

Before this spacewalk, Prokopyev has spent a total of 29 hours and 51 minutes in space and this is his fifth spacewalk. Petelin has spent 14 hours and 20 minutes in space and this is his third spacewalk.

Get Ready for the SpacewalkMay 03, 2023 03:25 PM EDTCopy The Link To This Blog PostRoscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin will conduct this year’s fifth spacewalk at the International Space Station starting at approximately 4:05 p.m. ET.Commander Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Petelin’s spacewalk will last approximately six-and-a-half hours and will involved “removing an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module then installing it on the Nauka science module,“according to NASA. Flight Engineer Andrey Fedyaev will assist the spacewalkers from inside the station.Get a preview of what the spacewalk will entail from the International Space Station:

Get Ready for the Spacewalk

May 03, 2023 03:25 PM EDT

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin will conduct this year’s fifth spacewalk at the International Space Station starting at approximately 4:05 p.m. ET.

Commander Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Petelin’s spacewalk will last approximately six-and-a-half hours and will involved “removing an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module then installing it on the Nauka science module,“according to NASA. Flight Engineer Andrey Fedyaev will assist the spacewalkers from inside the station.

Get a preview of what the spacewalk will entail from the International Space Station:

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