Station Crew Preps for Spacewalks, Arrival of Cargo Craft

The Expedition 26 crew of the International Space Station conducted experiments and continued spacewalk preparations Tuesday as the pace of activity gears up for the arrival of visiting cargo vehicles and upcoming space shuttle flights.

In the Pirs docking compartment, Flight Engineers Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka donned their Orlan spacesuits for a full checkout of their suits? systems and communications capability. Their spacewalk to outfit the Russian segment of the station and [...]

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