You can watch the spacewalkers work in the void live online as they work outside the International Space Station.
The International Space Station will be the site of a 6.5 hour spacewalk by two Russians. The spacewalk is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. According to NASA, the time is 1400GMT.
NASA officials wrote in a statement that the duo will remove thermal blankets used to protect the arm during its July 2021 launch with Nauka.
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Artemyev and Matveev have been working on the Nauka module for as long as they can remember. On April 18, the cosmonauts spent 6.5 hours working on the European Robotic Arm, configuring it for long-term operations.
The European Robotic Arm is designed to be used by cosmonauts while working inside or outside the station. It can end-over-end like an inchworm along the station's hull, similar to the outpost's older Canadarm2 built for the Canadian Space Agency.
Artemyev and Matveev will wear Russian-built Orlan spacesuits during their spacewalk today, with Artemyev in a suit with red stripes while Matveev wears blue stripes. It will be the second spacewalk for Matveev and the fifth for Artemyev.
The spacewalk will be the fifth of the year at the International Space Station and the 250th spacewalk dedicated to station assembly, maintenance or upgrades.
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