The Orlan-ISS No. 4 and No. 5 spacesuits were reactivated within the framework of the VKD-62 spacewalk preparation program on the Russian segment of the ISS, the Roscosmos press service reported on April 19.
The cosmonauts inspected the decommissioned Orlan-ISS spacesuits, checked the docking systems with the station, prepared and placed medical equipment in the spacesuits for departure, installed battery packs and spare elements in them, and made a television report. “Preparation for VKD-62.”
Also on the ISS, testing and testing in microgravity conditions of a system for regenerating water from urine and photographing the Earth to assess the environmental situation continued. Routine maintenance of life support systems and preventive maintenance of mechanisms to ensure the tightness of the hatch covers of the Poisk module and the Progress MS-25 freighter were carried out.
Recall that the 71st long-term Russian expedition continues on the ISS, in which Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolay Chub and Alexander Grebenkin participate.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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