ISS017-E-010366 (8 July 2008) --- Attired in his Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 flight engineer, prepares for the spacewalk scheduled for July 10. During the full dress rehearsal "dry run", Kononenko and cosmonaut Sergei Volkov (out of frame), commander, tested translation capability and the status of the suits' communications gear and other systems while in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.
Date July 8, 2008