{"id":55148,"date":"2019-09-30T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-452629"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:27:33","slug":"nasa-television-to-air-10-upcoming-spacewalks-preview-briefing","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-to-air-10-upcoming-spacewalks-preview-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Television to Air 10 Upcoming Spacewalks, Preview Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?w=2047\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"International Space Station astronauts are gearing up to perform 10 spacewalks in coming weeks\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=1536,863 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=1200,674 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/47471299872_2186c588c6_k_0.jpg?resize=2000,1124 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut Christina Koch participates in her first spacewalk on March 29, 2019. International Space Station astronauts are gearing up to perform 10 spacewalks in coming weeks to upgrade solar array batteries and make repairs to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><i>Editor\u2019s Note: This media advisory was updated on Oct. 1 to reflect the spacewalk news briefing now is at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 4.  <\/i><\/b><b><i>Media wishing to participate in the briefing in person must request credentials from the Johnson newsroom no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. Media interested in participating by phone must contact the newsroom by 1:45 p.m. Oct. 4.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan to conduct what may become a record pace of 10 complex spacewalks during the next three months, a cadence that has not been experienced since assembly of the space station was completed in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts will discuss those plans in a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 1, at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Live coverage of the briefing and all spacewalks will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The station crew will replace some of the orbiting laboratory\u2019s solar array batteries during the first half of the spacewalks and then refurbish a renowned scientific instrument that explores the fundamental nature of the universe during the final five excursions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media wishing to participate in the briefing in person must request credentials from the Johnson newsroom no later than 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. Media interested in participating by phone must contact the newsroom by 1:45 p.m. Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the briefing are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Kirk Shireman, program manager, International Space Station<\/li><li>T.J. Creamer, spacewalk flight director<\/li><li>Kieth Johnson, lead spacewalk officer<\/li><li>Megan McArthur, astronaut office deputy chief<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of a set of five spacewalks is scheduled to begin on Sunday, Oct. 6, at about 7:50 a.m. Live NASA Television coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. This series of spacewalks is dedicated to replacing batteries on the far end of the station\u2019s port truss. The existing nickel-hydrogen batteries will be upgraded with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries transported to the station aboard the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle, which <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2019\/09\/28\/japans-kounotori-spaceship-attached-to-station-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">arrived Saturday, Sept. 28<\/a>. These spacewalks continue the overall upgrade of the station\u2019s power system that began with similar battery replacement during spacewalks in January 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second half of this sequence of spacewalks will focus on repairs to the space station\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/extending-science-in-the-search-for-the-origin-of-the-cosmos\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer<\/a>. Dates for those spacewalks still are being discussed, but they are expected to begin in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about International Space Station research, operations, and its crew at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz \/ Joshua Finch<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov%20\/\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov \/<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandi Dean<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov\">brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This media advisory was updated on Oct. 1 to reflect the spacewalk news briefing now is at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 4.  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