NASA’s astronauts will run outside the International Space Station, and to drag American race 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete the station’s promotions.
NASA will inspect the next spacecraft during a press conference at 2 pm EST on Thursday, April 24, on the agency website from the NASA Space Center in Houston. Learn how to see NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.
Participants in the press conference include:
- Bill Sbitch, Director of Operations Integration, International Space Station program
- Diana Truglelo, Director of Space Flight, NASA Johnson
The media interested in participating in a person or via the phone must contact Johnson NewsRoom no later than 10 am on Wednesday, April 23, on: 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. To ask questions, the media must contact no more than 15 minutes before the start of the press conference. Social media questions can also be presented using #Asknasa.
The spacecraft is scheduled for about six and a half hours. NASA will provide additional information, including People’s coverage details, when available.
NASA Ann McLean and Nicole Aires will move the space communications antennas and install a rising slice before installing an additional set of international satellite arcades for the space station, also called Irosa. The matrices will enhance the possibility of power generation by up to 30 %, which increases the total energy available to the station from 160 kW to 215 kilowatts. The matclists will be installed on a spacecraft in the future after reaching the task of re -display of Spacex Dragon later this year.
MCCLAIN will act as members of the Spacewalk 1 crew and will wear a suit with red lines. Ayers will act as members of space crew 2 and will wear an unique suit. This will be the third and first -legged corridor for the first and the first of the Aires. The US Spacewalk 93 will be the 275 space to support the assembly of the space station, maintenance and promotions.
Learn more about the research and operations of the International Space Station on:
https://www.nasa.gov/station
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Josh Vinci / Claire Oshia
The headquarters, Washington
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Sandra Jones
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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