Washington, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will provide live coverage of two spacewalks by astronauts outside the International Space Station. Monday, June 24 And Tuesday, July 2,
The first spacewalk is about to begin 8 a.m. EDT. 24 Juneand will last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live coverage starting at 11 a.m. 6:30 am
Astronauts are seen completing an installation outside the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television's public channel, the NASA app, YouTube and the agency's website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through multiple platforms, including social media.
NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson And Mike Barrett Exiting from the space station's Quest airlock, the pair will complete the removal of a faulty electronics box called a radio frequency group from the communications antenna on the space station's starboard truss. The pair will also collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
Dyson will serve as Spacewalk Crew Member 1 and wear a suit with red stripes. Barrett will serve as Spacewalk Crew Member 2 and wear an unmarked suit. US Spacewalk 90 will be the fourth spacewalk for Dyson and the third for Barrett. It is the 271st spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades.
US spacewalk 90 was initially scheduled 13 June But due to discomfort in the spacesuit it could not proceed as scheduled.
The second spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 11:00. at 9 am 2 Julyand will last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. Astronauts will remove and replace a gyroscope assembly, relocate an antenna, and prepare for a future Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer upgrade.
NASA will broadcast the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television's public channel, the NASA app, YouTube and the agency's website.
Following the completion of U.S. Spacewalk 90, NASA will provide an update with the participating crew members for U.S. Spacewalk 91. This is the 272nd spacewalk in support of the space station.
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