A NASA astronaut plans to assist two Russians walk in space Wednesday at the International Space Station, which has the largest crew of people living on board in recent years.
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov.18 (UPI) — A NASA astronaut plans to assist two Russians walk in space Wednesday at the International Space Station, which has the largest crew living on board in recent years. Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov plan to begin the spacewalk about 9:30 a.m. EST. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will help them prepare their spacesuits and monitor the event from inside the space station. The spacewalkers will prepare the Russian Pirs module of the space station for retirement. The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, plans in April to detach the Pirs module, which was launched into space in 2001.
