On June 2, 2021, the crew of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov will perform a spacewalk to work on the outer surface of the station.
The crew will exit the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 hatch at 05:40 UTC. The spacewalk’s planned duration is expected at 6 hours 50 minutes.
The main tasks of EVA-48:
- Fluid flow regulator removable panel replacement;
- Installation of the necessary equipment for ‘Test’ and ‘Endurance’ space scientific experiments on the outer surface of the Poisk module;
- Connecting the Kurs system antennas on the transition compartment to ensure the docking of the new Russian Nauka module.
