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View of the International Space Station from the Russian module »Nauka«
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During an almost eight-hour field trip to the International Space Station ISS, two cosmonauts completed their first work on the new Russian research module.
However, the two space travelers Oleg Novizki and Pyotr Dubrov could not have done all the planned tasks, said the Russian space agency Roskosmos.
That should now be made up for on the next spacewalk next Thursday.
A total of eleven field assignments are planned for the next few months.
According to the US space agency Nasa, however, the main goal of the exit into space was achieved - to connect power cables on the new module “Nauka” (science) with the module “Zarya” (dawn).
This means that »Nauka« can be supplied with electricity from the US segment of the ISS.
"Everything is fine," tweeted Roscosmos.
The mission in weightlessness lasted 7 hours and 54 minutes.
The Russian cosmonaut Dubrov showed that he can react quickly even in a heavy space suit: He grabbed the cover of a plug that threatened to fly into space.
An incident occurred shortly after »Nauka« arrived at the ISS at the end of July.
The module's engines had switched on unplanned.
This set the entire ISS in motion.
As a multi-purpose module, »Nauka« is primarily intended for research.
It was originally supposed to be brought into space in 2007.
him / dpa
