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[b]Cosmonauts complete spacewalk to begin robotic arm configuration[/b] Expedition 67 flight engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev exited the station's Poisk module on the space-facing side of the station's Russian segment at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), beginning the 6 hour, 37 minute extravehicular activity (EVA). The two spacewalkers then made their way to the side fo the Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module, where the new arm has been mounted since its launch with the module in July 2021. The first task for Artemyev and Matveev was to connect a control panel for the robotic arm on the exterior of the Nauka module. A subsequent diagnostics test confirmed that the EVA Man Machine Interface (EMMI) was receiving power and was in good order. The two spacewalkers then worked on removing protective covers from payload interfaces and base points, which the arm will use to affix itself to the outside of the space station in the future. Artemyev and Matveev also removed a cover from the elbow of the ERA and installed three handrails to ease future work on and around the arm. The cosmonauts completed their tasks by installing a portable workstation adapter near the arm, which will be used to house payloads before they are moved by the arm to various points outside of the station. Artemyev and Matveev reentered the Poisk module at 5:37 p.m. EDT (2137 GMT), bringing their spacewalk to an end.
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