Cosmonauts Embark on 6-hour Spacewalk Outside ISS

A pair of Russian cosmonauts began their working week on Monday by cleaning the windows of the International Space Station (ISS), floating more than 320 km (200 miles) above the Earth's surface. Station commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Mikhail Kornienko left the station's Pirs module at 1520 GMT, embarking on a six-hour spacewalk to install new equipment and carry out maintenance tasks. The cosmonauts quickly completed their first task, installing equipment to help...

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