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Завтра выход в открытый космос

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 26 мин. назад

Spacewalk triple-header: EVA-40 kicks off Friday, while EVA-41 and 42 have been advanced to March 30 and April 6 respectively.

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Трое вышли из люка : два спейсволка и одна спейсволчица      

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4122174

Астронавт Европейского космического агентства Тома Песке и его коллега из NASA Шейн Кимброу совершают первый из трех запланированных на март и апрель выходов в космос.
Члены 50-й экспедиции Международной космической станции (МКС) должны установить новый компьютер, настроить систему распределения электроэнергии и отсоединить стыковочный механизм, чтобы установить его в другое место.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/24/watch-live-spacewalk-on-tap-for-friday/

Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet put on their self-contained spacesuits and headed outside the International Space Station on Friday for a six-and-a-half hour excursion to prepare for the relocation of a docking adapter, service the lab's Dextre robot, and install a new computer relay box.

The spacewalkers switched their suits to internal battery power at 7:24 a.m. EDT (1124 GMT), marking the official start of the EVA. They exited the station's Quest airlock a few minutes later.

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It is the fifth spacewalk of Kimbrough's career, and the second for Pesquet, a French-born flight engineer from the European Space Agency.

Their tasks include disconnecting cables and electrical connections between Pressurized Mating Adapter No. 3 and the station's Tranquility module. On Sunday, ground controllers will use the station's robotic arm to relocate PMA-3 to the space-facing port on the Harmony module, in advance of the delivery of a new docking adapter to the complex next year for commercial crew spaceships owned by Boeing and SpaceX.

The astronauts will also lubricate a latching end effector on the Dextre robot, a two-armed handyman provided by the Canadian Space Agency, inspect a radiator valve to look for signs of a small ammonia leak, and replace cameras outside the Japanese lab module.

The spacewalk is the first of three EVAs planned over the next couple of weeks by Kimbrough, Pesquet and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. The following two spacewalks are tentatively scheduled for March 30 and April 6.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 ч. назад

EVA40: For ID, Kimbrough, call sign EV-1, is wearing a suit with red stripes and will use helmet camera 18

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 ч. назад

EVA40: Pesquet, call sign EV-2, is wearing an unmarked suit and will use helmet camera 20; Peggy Whitson will operate the robot arm

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 2 ч. назад

At 1131 UTC, astronaut Thomas Pesquet emerging from the airlock.

Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 2 ч. назад

And Kimbrough is out - about 1139 UTC?

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Возможное место утечки аммиака

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 1 ч. назад

EVA40: The leak is believed to be in this area, but exact location TBD:

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Пока утечку Песке не обнаружил

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 50 мин. назад

Meanwhile, Thomas is still busy patting his tubes. No obvious signs of a leak yet.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 39 мин. назад

EVA40: Elapsed time: 1:40; EV1 has reached the PMA-3 worksite; EV2 is continuing the ammonia valve assembly inspection

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 8 мин. назад

EVA40: MCC now says EV2 will continue with ammonia inspections for a bit longer

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 3 мин. назад

Spacewalkers outside the International Space Station are more than two hours into today's excursion. Watch live: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/24/watch-live-spacewalk-on-tap-for-friday/ ...

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад

EVA40: EV1 has finished his work at PMA-3; now going back to airlock before moving up to Japanese Kibo module for camera R&Rs

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 4 мин. назад

EVA40: Valve module inspection now complete; no obvious signs of leakage; EV2 will now press on with SPDM grapple mechanism lubrication

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

A great view of @astro_kimbrough - and his legs - with Dextre keeping a close eye on him ahead of getting a good lubing.

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 6 мин. назад

.@Astro_Kimbrough and @Thom_Astro are about three hours into today's spacewalk to upgrade station systems. https://www.nasa.gov/live

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 2 мин. назад

EVA40: EV1 is at the Kibo Exposed Facility, the "porch" at the end of the laboratory module; working to replace two camera boxes

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 6 мин. назад

A Frenchman, 250 miles above the planet, on the end of a thin pole, about to meet a Canadian robot.

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 4 мин. назад

EVA40: EV2 is now positioned on a portable foot restraint, facing the station's robot arm and the SPDM grapple mechanism

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 5 мин. назад

EVA40: EV2 will use a long, thin rod to apply grease to grapple mechanisms in the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or SPDM

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 мин. назад

Thomas, meet Dextre. Dextre, meet Thomas.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 4 мин. назад

EVA40: Elapsed time: 4:04; EV1 has replaced one camera on robot arm at Japanese Exposed Facility; now working to R&R 2nd camera