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Image: Valery Tokarev spacewalk2

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Description: Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev, Expedition 12 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, participates in the second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) performed by the Expedition 12 crew during their six-month mission. During the five-hour, 43-minute spacewalk, Tokarev and astronaut William S. (Bill) McArthur (out of frame), commander and NASA space station science officer, released SuitSat, conducted preventative maintenance to a cable-cutting device, retrieved experiments and photographed the station’s exterior.
Title: Valery Tokarev spacewalk2
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-12/html/iss012e16898.html (direct link)
Author: NASA
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