A pair of Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station are scheduled to go on a spacewalk today to use the European robotic arm, which is attached to the outside of Russia.
CNN reports that the arm will aid future spacewalkers during future ventures outside of the station, in a testament to the fact that the medium-term future of the station is still safe.
Russian cosmonauts Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev will complete the task on April 28 during a second spacewalk, removing protective thermal blankets around the arm and directing it to flex for the first time.
Russia launched its Nauka module in July after a decade of delays and setbacks. Russia confirmed last year that it is planning to abandon the International Space Station, despite the fact that the Multipurpose space laboratory is the latest major addition to the aging station.
The European Robotic Arm was developed by the European Space Agency in conjunction with a number of other European space agencies.
The end of the arm has a mechanical mechanism that allows it to grab onto things.
The Canadarm2 and the Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System are two of the robotic arms that can assist incoming vehicles and grapple outside of the station's US and Japanese modules.
Russia's brand new space laboratory can be used more if the ERA is changed, as neither are able to reach the Russian segment.
The new robotic arm was activated by Russian cosmonauts.
NASA says that the tourists can't leave the space station yet.
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