Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin take off for the first time after depressurizing the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft “Roscosmos”.
According to the government agency, they need to transfer an additional radiation heat exchanger (radiator) from the Rassvet module to the Nauka module. The transfer will be carried out using the ERA manipulator, which will be controlled by Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev from inside the International Space Station (ISS).
According to Roskosmos, astronauts must disconnect the electrical wire between the radiator and the Rassvet module and then remove the plugs from the radiator. They will then oversee the transfer of coolant from Rassvet to the Nauka module by the ERA manipulator. Later, the cosmonauts will perform the mechanical and hydraulic clamping of the radiator with this module and will also connect it using an electrical cable.
The open field work will take 6 hours and 37 minutes, according to preliminary calculations.
Previously recognizedIt was reported that the damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft made an unmanned landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan. The landing took place southeast of the Kazakh city of Zhezkazgan. On the Soyuz MS-22, 218 kg of cargo returned to Earth, including the results of scientific experiments and station equipment for analysis.