Expedition 9 Crew Performs Post-Spacewalk Activities

Expedition 9 Crew Performs Post-Spacewalk Activities

On the day after their successful excursion outside the International Space
Station, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer
Mike Fincke performed post-spacewalk activities. Their tasks included
recharging batteries, drying out the Russian Orlan spacesuits and
participating in a debriefing with Russian ground controllers. Padalka and
Fincke also returned to their normal schedule by ending their sleep period
at 1 a.m. CDT (0600 GMT).

During Tuesday's spacewalk, Padalka and Fincke prepared the Station for the
arrival of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) and replaced external
science experiments. Expedition 9's fourth spacewalk at the ISS is targeted
to take place in early September.

A new cargo ship, ISS Progress 15, is scheduled to arrive at the
International Space Station next week. The Progress, which will be filled
with supplies and equipment, is scheduled to launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan at 12:03 a.m. CDT (0503 GMT) Aug. 11. It is scheduled to dock
with the aft end of Zvezda Service Module on Aug. 14 at 1:02 a.m. CDT (0602
GMT).



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