Salyut and Mir spacewalks: 3 quiz rounds

Q1. 1) 🧰 Which tool did Svetlana Savitskaya test during the first EVA by a woman, on Salyut 7?
- URI electron beam cutting, welding, soldering, and brazing tool
- MMU maneuvering unit
- Lunar Equipment Conveyor
- Portable Foot Restraint
Answer: URI electron beam cutting, welding, soldering, and brazing tool
Q2. 2) 🚪 What special EVA setup became the main airlock of the Mir complex in 1990?
- Kvant 2 Special Airlock Compartment (SALC)
- The Soyuz descent module
- The Mir base block transfer compartment
- The Progress cargo module
Answer: Kvant 2 Special Airlock Compartment (SALC)
Q3. 3) 🔧 In the 1986 Salyut 7 EVA, what did Kizim and Solovyov do to prove a deployable truss could work in orbit?
- They extended the URS truss, climbed partway up it, and later welded portions with the URI tool
- They assembled the LRV and drove it to a crater rim
- They repaired a Hubble camera and replaced its solar arrays
- They cut loose a docked Soyuz capsule with nippers
Answer: They extended the URS truss, climbed partway up it, and later welded portions with the URI tool

Salyut and Mir spacewalks: 3 quiz rounds

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