Summary

Description	In a true international effort, NASA and the Russian Space Agency combined language, equipment and expertise in a spacewalk to repair the International Space Station. On June 30th, Expedition 9 crewmembers Station Commander Gennady Padalka and Station Science Officer Mike Finke completed the challenging and complex spacewalk. At precisely 5:19pm EDT, the two crewmembers exited the Russian Pirs docking compartment to repair a faulty RPCM, or, Remote Power Control Module that shutdown gyroscope #2 back in April of this year. The RPCMs are circuit breakers that supply power from the Station's solar arrays to its four gyroscopes. The gyroscopes are an important system because they maintain the Station's position in space. Without them, the Space Station would have to rely heavily on the craft's steering jets and quickly consume the limited fuel supply. This unique task required thoughtful cooperation between both the Americans and the Russians to choreograph procedures and maintai
Date	2004-07-07
Source	images.nasa.gov

Licensing

Public Domain (US Government Work)