Expedition 10 Crew Begins New Week with Preparations for Upcoming Spacewalk

Expedition 10 Crew Begins New Week with Preparations for Upcoming Spacewalk

After a weekend filled with light duty and routine cleaning chores, the
Expedition 10 crew began the new week with preparations for the spacewalk
scheduled for March 28.

In the morning, Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov reviewed the deployment
procedures for Nanosat, a Russian satellite experiment that the crew will
place into orbit near the end of next week's spacewalk. Meanwhile, Commander
Leroy Chiao spent the morning attending to some routine tasks and physical
exercise.

Afterwards, Chiao spent the remainder of the morning and afternoon preparing
the equipment and tools for the upcoming spacewalk. Chiao began charging the
first battery pack for the Russian Orlan spacesuit and prepared the
replaceable components for the suit.

Since spacewalk preparations are expected to fill most of the crew's time
for the week, no further troubleshooting on the Elektron oxygen generating
system that failed on Thursday is planned until next week. In the meantime,
the crew continues to receive sufficient oxygen from other sources on the
Station.

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Jacques :-)

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