{"id":18036,"date":"2019-05-29T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/russian-cosmonauts-send-out-a-birthday-tribute-to-the-worlds-first-spacewalker\/"},"modified":"2019-05-29T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T11:00:11","slug":"russian-cosmonauts-send-out-a-birthday-tribute-to-the-worlds-first-spacewalker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/russian-cosmonauts-send-out-a-birthday-tribute-to-the-worlds-first-spacewalker\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian cosmonauts send out a birthday tribute to the world\u2019s first spacewalker"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_501613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-501613\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-501613\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190529-spacewalk-630x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190529-spacewalk-630x440.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190529-spacewalk.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-501613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian spacewalkers Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin work outside the International Space Station\u2019s Pirs docking compartment. (NASA TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two Russian cosmonauts took care of a host of scientific and maintenance chores on the exterior of the International Space Station, including cleaning windows from the outside, during a spacewalk that lasted just a minute over six hours.<\/p>\n<p>They also wished the world\u2019s first spacewalker, Alexei Leonov, a happy birthday. Leonov, a pioneer of the Soviet space program who made history with his 1965 orbital outing and took part in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project a decade later, turns 85 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In his honor, cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin wore orange placards praising Leonov on their spacesuits during today\u2019s extravehicular tasks. They also showed off a photo of Leonov that they carried outside with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Leonov, please accept our heartfelt birthday wishes,\u201d one of the spacewalkers said. \u201cYou\u2019re with us here and now in outer space, and for the entire duration of this spacewalk you will be here with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1133773154545876992&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2019%2Frussian-cosmonauts-pay-tribute-worlds-first-spacewalker-orbital-outing%2F&amp;sessionId=cd04cfbc82f385a7e44bf962018d9e0d5a16ec46&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1133773154545876992\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801368647899587=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During today&#8217;s spacewalk, cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin commemorated Russia&#8217;s first spacewalker Alexei Leonov, who turns 85 on Thursday. #AskNASA | https:\/\/t.co\/xbPpvU95Bq pic.twitter.com\/YorZJScWOY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Space Station (@Space_Station) May 29, 2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s spacewalk went so smoothly that the duo finished up about a half-hour earlier than planned. They installed a handrail on the space station\u2019s Russian segment, retrieved science experiments, removed and safely jettisoned hardware for a plasma wave experiment, and even did some window cleaning on the Russian-built Poisk module.<\/p>\n<p>Their crewmates \u2014 NASA\u2019s Nick Hague and Anne McClain, plus Canada\u2019s David Saint-Jacques \u2014 monitored the spacewalkers\u2019 progress from inside the station.<\/p>\n<p>Kononenko, McClain and Saint-Jacques are due to return to Earth on June 24 after spending six and a half months in orbit. Ovchinin will take over the commander\u2019s role from Kononenko at that time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian spacewalkers Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin work outside the International Space Station\u2019s Pirs docking compartment. 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