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Two Russian astronauts will perform a spacewalk on Jan. 19

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Russian astronauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov will perform their first spacewalk of 2022 on January 19, ACCORDING TOS REPORTED ON January 2.

The Russian National Space Agency said in a statement on Sunday that the spacewalk will last 6 and a half hours, and astronauts will work to ensure the integration of the Prihal node module docked with the International Space Station in November 2021.

Two Russian astronauts will perform a spacewalk on Jan. 19

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According to NASA, Shkaplerov and Dubrov will need to "install handrails between the Nauka and Pricehal modules, remove the screen vacuum thermal protection layer on the handrails, connect the Kurs-P intermodal communication cable and TV cable between the new modules, and install docking targets and docking control targets." ”

Skaplerov and Dubrov will wear Orlan-MKS spacesuits during the spacewalk, and Russian astronauts are expected to perform eight spacewalks between January and May 2022.

(Compiler: Ning Lu)

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