Russian cosmonauts set up X-ray detector, jettison garbage on spacewalk outside ISS
A Russian cosmonaut launches a package of garbage throughout a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Dec. 19, 2024. (Image credit: NASA+)
A Russian cosmonaut took a brief trip at the end of a robotic arm to reject used devices that he and a crewmate gathered throughout a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Dec. 19).Exploration 72 flight engineer Alexey Ovchinin protected his feet at one end of the European Robotic Arm (ERA) towards completion of his and Ivan Vagner's seven-hour extravehicular activity (EVA) today. Fellow Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov managed the 37-foot-long (11.3 meters) arm's motion from inside the spaceport station.At the wanted point, Ovchinin tossed the package of no longer required electrical ports, covers and a...