Russian Module Photography OPS during Russian Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 21A

ISS018-E-039264 (10 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, Expedition 18 flight engineer, photographs himself during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as he and astronaut Michael Fincke (out of frame), commander, perform maintenance on the International Space Station. During the 4-hour, 49-minute spacewalk, Lonchakov and Fincke reinstalled the Exposing Specimens of Organic and Biological Materials to Open Space (Expose-R) experiment on the universal science platform mounted to the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. The spacewalkers also removed straps, or tape, from the area of the docking target on the Pirs airlock and docking compartment. The tape was removed to ensure it does not get in the way during the arrival of visiting Soyuz or Progress spacecraft.