Expedition 10 Rehearses for Wednesday’s Spacewalk

Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov
conducted their last full day of spacewalk preparations on Monday. They
participated a full dress-rehearsal in the Russian Orlan spacesuits, which
included biomedical communications checks.

They will enjoy an off-duty day Tuesday as they adjust their sleep schedule
for Wednesday’s spacewalk.

Chiao and Sharipov are scheduled to begin the 5.5-hour excursion at 1:25
a.m. CST (0725 GMT) Wednesday. Their tasks include installing a work
platform and experiments on the outside of the Station.
NASA TV’s coverage of the spacewalk begins at midnight CST (0600 GMT)
Wednesday.