Photos: Cosmonauts Spacewalk Outside Space Station - June 24, 2013

Cosmonauts Misurkin and Yurchikhin on Spacewalk

NASA

Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (left) and Fyodor Yurchikhin, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. This image was released June 24, 2013.

Cosmonauts Misurkin and Yurchikhin Replace Fluid Control Panel

NASA

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin replaced an aging fluid flow control panel on the station's Zarya module as preventative maintenance on the cooling system for the Russian segment of the station. This image was released June 19, 2013.

ISS Maintenance

NASA

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (out of frame) also installed clamps for future power cables as an early step toward swapping the Pirs airlock with a new multipurpose laboratory module. This image was released June 19, 2013.

Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin Provides Preventative Maintenance

NASA

Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. This image was released June 19, 2013.

Yurchikhin During Spacewalk

NASA

Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 36 flight engineer installed clamps for future power cables as an early step toward swapping the Pirs airlock with a new multipurpose laboratory module. The Russian Federal Space Agency plans to launch a combination research facility, airlock and docking port late this year on a Proton rocket. Yurchikhin and Misurkin also retrieved two science experiments and installed a new one. This image was released June 24, 2013.

Cosmonauts Replace Aging Fluid Control Panel

NASA

Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (left) and Fyodor Yurchikhin, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, take part in a six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk to replace an aging fluid flow control panel on the station's Zarya module as preventative maintenance on the cooling system for the Russian segment of the station. This image was released June 24, 2013.

Cosmonauts Retrieve and Replace Science Experiments During Spacewalk

NASA

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (bottom center), Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (out of frame), and Misurkin also retrieved two science experiments and installed a new one. This image was released June 24, 2013.

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