Russian Cosmonauts Complete 6-Hour EVA Outside ISS, Installing Sun-Watching Telescope
Summary: On May 27, 2026, Expedition 74 commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and flight engineer Sergei Mikaev of Russia conducted a 6-hour and 5-minute extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the International Space Station. The duo installed the Solntse-Teragerts solar telescope on the Zvezda service module, rode the European Robotic Arm (ERA) to retrieve a semiconducting material cassette, and completed several other maintenance tasks during the outing.
The EVA ran from 10:18 a.m. EDT (1418 GMT) and concluded at approximately 4:23 p.m. EDT (2023 GMT). This was Kud-Sverchkov's second spacewalk and Mikaev's first.