As noted in the Cosmonaut Training Center, during the training for the first time it was possible to work out a mechanism for solving a common task by astronauts who are at different facilities and when one part of the crew is under water
MOSCOW, November 11. /tass/. For the first time, Russian cosmonauts have worked out the procedure of spacewalking with the simulation of the transfer of the radiator from the Rassvet module to the Nauka module using the ERA robot manipulator. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) named after Yu.A. Gagarin.
As noted in the Center, during the training, for the first time in the history of the CPC, it was possible to work out a mechanism for solving a common task by astronauts who are at different facilities and when one part of the crew is in special conditions - under water. "Such tests are planned to be carried out within three weeks," the press service added.
"The main crew of ISS-67 was the first to work out a new mechanism for joint activities to perform a specific task related to the transfer of the radiator. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev were underwater in the hydro lab, and Sergey Korsakov was at the console on the Don-ERA simulator. The actions of the crew were coordinated by specialists from different departments of the CPC," the CPC informed.
According to Valery Nesmeyanov, the instructor of the CPC department for extreme types of training, the crew completely coped with the task. "The crew confirmed the high efficiency of joint training and the very high quality of simulation of the real situation. The work was crowned with success. All specialists, including from RSC Energia, received unique information to ensure a specific spacewalk," the press service of the CPC quoted him as saying.
The transfer of the radiator from the Rassvet module to the Nauka module using the ERA robot manipulator will take place next summer during the 67th expedition to the ISS. This radiator is necessary to remove additional thermal loads from the Nauka module during scientific experiments. The transfer of the structure will be carried out in outer space under the control of two astronauts, the task of the third crew member is to control the manipulator.
