CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Expedition Eight crewmembers Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale soon could be taking a stroll outside the International Space Station.

A spacewalk involving both crewmembers, with nobody left inside to monitor things, would be something new for the program and managers haven't officially approved the task, which could happen early next year.

But in preparation for the lilely extravehicular activity, cosmonaut Kaleri -- shown here -- recently donned the spacesuit and then went inside the Pirs docking compartment to run through spacewalk procedures.

If approved, Kaleri and Foale would spend several hours outside completing a handful of maintenance and assembly-related tasks.

CREDIT: NASA