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Russia’s ISS crew to perform this year’s first spacewalk

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What to know about Russia’s ISS crew to perform this year’s first spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The mission's primary objective is to install a radiotelescope on the Zvezda module for the Solntse-Teraherz experiment.

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What happened

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (TASS special correspondent aboard the ISS) and Sergey Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install equipment and retrieve experiment results.

Why it matters

The spacewalk is expected to last five hours and 27 minutes.

Common ground

The main goal of their extravehicular activity will be to install a radiotelescope on the surface of the Zvezda module as part of the Solntse-Teraherz experiment.

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Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The mission's primary objective is to install a radiotelescope on the Zvezda module for the Solntse-Teraherz experiment.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The spacewalk is expected to last five hours and 27 minutes.”
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TASS explicitly states the spacewalk is expected to last five hours and 27 minutes.
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Claim 2: “Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install equipment and retrieve experiment results.”
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Multiple independent web sources (TASS, Ground News, and other news reports) confirm that Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev performed a spacewalk to install equipment and retrieve experiments.
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Claim 3: “The main goal of their extravehicular activity will be to install a radiotelescope on the surface of the Zvezda module as part of the Solntse-Teraherz experiment.”
CORROBORATED
TASS and Ground News both confirm the primary goal was to install a radiotelescope on the Zvezda module for the Solntse-Teraherz experiment.
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web search NEUTRAL — The main goal of their extravehicular activity will be to install a radiotelescope on the surface of the Zvezda module as part of the Solntse-Teraherz ...
https://tass.com/science/2137123
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... They installed a radio telescope designed to observe the Sun in the terahertz range of electromagnetic radiation. On Wednesday, space agency ...
https://www.telesurenglish.net/russian-cosmonauts-complete-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... The key mission will be the installation of the specialized Solntse-Terahertz radio telescope on the exterior of the Zvezda module.
https://ground.news/article/russian-cosmonauts-prepare-for-s…
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Claim 4: “Flight engineer Andrey Fedyaev will be on duty at the ERA robotic arm control panel from the ISS.”
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NASA and other web sources confirm Andrey Fedyaev's role in operating the ERA robotic arm to assist with the spacewalk and retrieve experiments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrey Valerievich Fedyaev (Russian: Андрей Валерьевич Федяев; born February 26, 1981) is a Russian cosmonaut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Fedyaev
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Claim 5: “Hatches will open at 5:15 p.m. Moscow time (2:15 p.m. GMT).”
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TASS explicitly reports that the hatches will open at 5:15 p.m. Moscow time (2:15 p.m. GMT).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Poisk (Russian: Поиск, lit. 'Search'), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2, Russian: Малый исследовательский модуль 2), is a docking module of the International Space Station (ISS). Added…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soyuz TMA-03M was a spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). It launched on 21 December 2011 from Site One at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, carrying three members of Expedition 30 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soyuz TMA-05M was the 114th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. It was launched on 15 July 2012, transporting three members of the Expedition 32 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz rema…
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Claim 6: “It will be Kud-Sverchkov’s second spacewalk and Mikaev’s first.”
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While the event is corroborated, the specific detail that this was Kud-Sverchkov's second and Mikaev's first spacewalk is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though their participation is confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sergey Vladimirovich Kud-Sverchkov is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2010 by Roscosmos. He made his first spaceflight in 2020 aboard the International ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Kud-Sverchkov
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 4:24 p.m. ...
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/05/27/spacewalk…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside ...
https://www.facebook.com/spacecom/posts/russian-cosmonauts-s…
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Claim 7: “Kud-Sverchkov and Mikaev will wear Orlan-MKS No. 7 and No. 6 spacesuits.”
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One source mentions charging 'Orlan-MKS' spacesuit batteries, but the specific assignment of suit numbers 7 and 6 to the specific cosmonauts is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sergey Vladimirovich Kud-Sverchkov is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2010 by Roscosmos. He made his first spaceflight in 2020 aboard the International ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Kud-Sverchkov
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikayev went on a spacewalk for the first time in 2026. Footage shows the Russians ...
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/posts/russian-cosmonaut…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · Tasks included rehearsing maneuvers in the Nauka module, charging "Orlan- MKS" spacesuit batteries, and positioning portable units in modules.
https://www.facebook.com/spacecom/posts/russian-cosmonauts-s…
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