Human Interest Animals Russian Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk at the International Space Station Join us as we liveblog Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin's spacewalk at the International Space Station. By Maria Mercedes Lara Maria Mercedes Lara Maria Mercedes Lara is the Senior Director of Digital Content Operations for PEOPLE. She has over 15 years of experience working as an editor and journalist. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 3, 2023 05:10PM EDT Photo: NASA via Getty Images Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are scheduled to make a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET. Prokopyev and Petelin will be assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module. This is Prokopyev's fifth and Petelin's third spacewalk. Join us as we liveblog this spacewalk. Need to Know Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are performing the spacewalk on May 3This is Prokopyev's fifth spacewalk and Petelin's thirdThe spacewalk will take a total of six-and-a-half-hours and involves assisting in the movement of an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory ModuleThis is the 262 spacewalk for the International Space Station that is in support of maintenance or assembly for the stationThis is the fifth spacewalk for 2023This is the third spacewalk for Expedition 69 Winding Down May 03, 2023 05:08 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post The spacewalk is well under way but we will be winding down live coverage as the cosmonauts will continue working over the next few hours. For more updates, follow the International Space Station on Twitter. Thank you for joining us for our liveblog of this spacewalk! Getting Hot May 03, 2023 04:58 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post "It's hot in the sun," one cosmonaut says to his spacewalk companion. Luckily, the sun will set for the spacewalkers by 5:20 p.m. ET — they only had roughly 1 hour of orbital daylight. Nice View May 03, 2023 04:56 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post You can see the beautiful blue oceans of Earth in the background as the cosmonauts perform their tasks for their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Not a bad view for a workday! Prokopyev and Petelin continue to coordinate amongst themselves as they remove plugs from the module they are working with on the Rassvet module. Here Comes the Sun May 03, 2023 04:20 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post The International Space Station has moved into orbital daytime during the spacewalk. Meanwhile, the cosmonauts are talking about the best path to take for their work as they complete their spacesuit and buddy checks. Spacewalkers Have Exited the Space Station May 03, 2023 04:13 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post Both cosmonauts have exited the International Space Station. For the first part of their six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk they will need to configure their spacesuits and do buddy checks. Then they will need to work on the hatch itself to prepare removing the experiment airlock from the Rassvet module then installing it on the Nauka science module. Meet the Spacewalkers May 03, 2023 04:01 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post Learn more about Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, the two cosmonauts who will be performing the spacewalk, as they prepare to exit the International Space Station. Before this spacewalk, Prokopyev has spent a total of 29 hours and 51 minutes in space and this is his fifth spacewalk. Petelin has spent 14 hours and 20 minutes in space and this is his third spacewalk. Get Ready for the Spacewalk May 03, 2023 03:25 PM EDT Copy The Link To This Blog Post Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin will conduct this year's fifth spacewalk at the International Space Station starting at approximately 4:05 p.m. ET. Commander Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Petelin's spacewalk will last approximately six-and-a-half hours and will involved "removing an experiment airlock from the Rassvet module then installing it on the Nauka science module," according to NASA. Flight Engineer Andrey Fedyaev will assist the spacewalkers from inside the station. Get a preview of what the spacewalk will entail from the International Space Station: Refresh for New Updates