WASHINGTON, June 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide live coverage
as astronauts conduct two spacewalks outside the International
Space Station scheduled for Monday, June
24 and Tuesday, July 2.
The first spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. EDT June 24,
and last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live
coverage beginning at 6:30 a.m.
NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television's
public channel, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency's website.
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including social media.
NASA astronauts Tracy C.
Dyson and Mike
Barratt will exit the station's Quest airlock to
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.
Dyson will serve as spacewalk crew member 1 and will wear a suit
with red stripes. Barratt will serve as spacewalk crew member 2 and
will wear an unmarked suit. U.S. spacewalk 90 will be the fourth
spacewalk for Dyson and the third spacewalk for Barratt. It is the
271st spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance,
and upgrades.
U.S. spacewalk 90 was initially scheduled for June 13 but did not proceed as scheduled because
of a spacesuit discomfort issue.
The second spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. July 2, and
last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live coverage
beginning at 7:30 a.m. Astronauts will remove and replace a
gyroscope assembly, relocate an antenna, and prepare for future
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer upgrades.
NASA will stream 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 participating crew members for U.S.
spacewalk 91. It is the 272nd spacewalk in support of space
station.
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