The ISS-13 crew completed its first exit to the outdoor space with an almost hour delay

The night on Friday the ISS crew - Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams spent in outer space. At 9:19, the ISS-13 crew completed his first exit to the outer space through the Russian program and returned to the station. This was announced by ITAR-TASS by the official representative of the flight control center Valery Lyndin.

"Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams entered the transition gateway and at 9:19 Moscow time they pulled up the external hatch of the junction compartment" Pierce, "he said.

According to the plan, the hatch was supposed to be closed at about 8:30, however, the time of extra-grown activity was extended in excess of 5 hours 40 minutes due to the fact that the crew "hesitated when the external surface of the Russian segment of the orbital complex to the American one."

"The delay occurred due to the fact that there are a different system for fixing the astronauts on segments," the expert said. Vinogradov and Williams had to move from the system of fasteners-karabins of the Russian segment to the winch, which is used on the American module. "The winch is a roulette with a twisted fastener, which is fixed on the astronaut belt," the expert said. According to him, this winch "was developed for the truck compartment of the shuttle and is not very adapted to work on the outer surface of the station, especially in Russian spacesuits."

“The output program has been completed,” the Central Department Store emphasized. The crew of the 13th main expedition to the international space station debugged the electron oxygen regeneration system, dismantled panels with bacilli and installed the television camera on an American cargo cart. In addition, the astronauts took photos that will help specialists understand the reason for the disruption of the correction of the ISS orbit in April.

The crew of ISS-13 worked in open space in Russian spacesuits "Orlan-M". "The spacesuits are designed for 7 hours of extra -grown activities plus 2 hours of the reserve," the expert said. The Central Department Store emphasized that at the time of the morning of Friday, work on the outer surface of the Russian segment of the orbital complex was made.