The two cosmonauts spent more than 6.5 hours outside the orbiting lab.
The European Robotic Arm is seen outside of the International Space Station, mounted as it was for its launch on the side of the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. A series of spacewalks is planned to configure the arm for use.
. The Canadarm2 and Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System on the station's U.S. Operating Segment cannot extend out far enough to reach many of the needed areas on the Russian segment. , the ERA was designed with the ability to move like an inchworm, positioning hand-over-hand between fixed base points. The 37-foot-long robotic arm will be able to be driven by crew members from both inside and outside the space station.
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