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ISS to host Russian EVA today as Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev conduct a planned ~5-hour spacewalk

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are scheduled to begin a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 27, with coverage described as a roughly five-hour EVA. The outing continues Expedition 74’s high-tempo maintenance and on-orbit operations cycle.

Discovered 2026-05-26T21:13:25.585780-07:00 | 2026-05-26T21:13:25.585780-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Spacewalk execution is central to ISS sustainment: this EVA adds to Expedition 74’s maintenance cadence and ongoing in-orbit work, building on recent station activity and EVA planning (see Expedition 74 milestone month on the ISS and Expedition 74 activity on ISS).
  • Russian EVA operations provide a near-term operational benchmark for extravehicular workload, suit/outfit performance, and ground-to-crew execution within the ISS’s established rotation rhythm (see Expedition 74 conducts cardiovascular research, prepares EVA).
  • For supply chain and program planners, each EVA day affects scheduling interfaces for visiting vehicles, research timelines, and station configuration management during a busy expedition month.

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2026-05-26T21:13:25.585780-07:00
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2026-05-28T13:42:42.347437-07:00
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