NASA Video | International Space Station — Spacewalk Preview News Conference @NASAgovVideo | Uploaded 4 months ago | Updated 4 hours ago
NASA leaders are previewing a series of upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station and taking questions from media and the public.
Participants in the news conference include:
- Dina Contella, deputy program manager, International Space Station
- Nicole McElroy, flight director, spacewalk 91
- Sandy Fletcher, spacewalk officer, spacewalk 90
- Faruq Sabur, spacewalk officer, spacewalk 91 and 92
During the first spacewalk, scheduled for Thursday, June 13, NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick will complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a radio frequency group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the space station. The pair also will collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
Coverage of Thursday's spacewalk (Spacewalk 90) will begin on NASA+ (plus.nasa.gov) at 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 UTC); the spacewalk is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) and last for about six and a half hours. Future spacewalks are currently scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2: nasa.gov/nasatv
Follow mission updates from the International Space Station: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation
Credit: NASA
#NASA #Astronauts #Spacewalk
NASA leaders are previewing a series of upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station and taking questions from media and the public.
Participants in the news conference include:
- Dina Contella, deputy program manager, International Space Station
- Nicole McElroy, flight director, spacewalk 91
- Sandy Fletcher, spacewalk officer, spacewalk 90
- Faruq Sabur, spacewalk officer, spacewalk 91 and 92
During the first spacewalk, scheduled for Thursday, June 13, NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick will complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a radio frequency group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the space station. The pair also will collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
Coverage of Thursday's spacewalk (Spacewalk 90) will begin on NASA+ (plus.nasa.gov) at 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 UTC); the spacewalk is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) and last for about six and a half hours. Future spacewalks are currently scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2: nasa.gov/nasatv
Follow mission updates from the International Space Station: blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation
Credit: NASA
#NASA #Astronauts #Spacewalk
