A Russian and a European work side-by-side outside of the International Space Station for seven hours to complete a spacewalk mission.
Two astronauts — one European and one Russian — ventured outside of the International Space Station on Thursday for a seven-hour spacewalk.The two spent seven hours working to install an 11-metre robotic armIt was the first for Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti, who is now the first European female astronaut to embark on a spacewalk outside the ISS.
An 11-metre mechanical limb — contributed by the European Space Agency — was rocketed into orbit with a Russian lab in July last year.Taking to Twitter, the ISS said this was Mr Artemyev's sixth spacewalk and Ms Cristofretti's first.Wave to the camera. A cosmonaut works on the European robotic arm on the ISS's Russian segment earlier this year.
Russian cosmonauts typically pair up together for spacewalks, although NASA and European Space Agency astronauts occasionally ventured out with them years ago.
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