Tag: Prichal
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Expedition 66 begins 2022 aboard the International Space Station
The start of 2022 saw no let-up for the Expedition 66 crew aboard the International Space Station, who are continuing their busy schedule of maintenance, science, and operations aboard their outpost in low Earth orbit. January saw the installation of new external experiments, a spacewalk by the two Russian crewmembers, the departure of a Cargo…
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Cosmonauts complete Russian spacewalk to integrate Prichal node
Two Russian cosmonauts have conducted a spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) to fully configure and integrate the outpost’s newest module to support future operations. The two spacewalkers, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, began their work at 12:17:31 UTC and concluded the EVA seven hours 11 minutes later at 19:28 UTC. Spacewalk procedures Russian…
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Progress MS-17 completes 24 hour long relocation at Space Station
Progress MS-17 has successfully relocated its docking position to the station’s newest module, MLM Nauka. Relocation began at 23:42 UTC (7:42 PM EDT) on Wednesday when the Russian resupply spacecraft autonomously undocked from the Russian Poisk module and backed away from the station to a distance of approximately 180-190 kilometers. Progress perform station-keeping maneuvers in…
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MLM Nauka docks to ISS, malfunctions shortly thereafter
Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka, meaning “science,” has defied the odds to successfully dock to the ISS after a long and arduous journey dating back over 20 years and a problematic propulsion system after launch which had threatened the success of the mission. The docking was not without issue, with Russian cosmonauts noting that…