{"id":202332,"date":"2025-04-19T03:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=3f8348fea48302861c2e9c33455d41ac"},"modified":"2025-04-19T03:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:42:06","slug":"nasa-to-cover-us-spacewalk-93-hold-preview-news-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=202332","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 93, Hold Preview News Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Two astronauts are seen working on the outside of the International Space Station through a window.\" 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\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spacewalk-4.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronauts work to retrieve batteries and adapter plates from an external pallet during a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station&#8217;s power storage capacity.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete station upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>NASA will preview the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 24, on the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\/\">website<\/a> from NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Learn how to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ways-to-watch\/#:~:text=Live%20and%20original%20programming%20is,services%2C%20and%20social%20media%20platforms.\">NASA content<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the news conference include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program<\/li>\n<li>Diana Trujillo, spacewalk flight director, NASA Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Media interested in participating in person or by phone must contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, at: 281-483-5111 or <a href=\"mailto:jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov\">jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. To ask questions, media must dial in no later than 15 minutes prior to the start of the news conference. Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA.<\/p>\n<p>The spacewalk is scheduled to last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide additional information, including live NASA+ coverage details, when available.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers will relocate a space station communications antennae and install a mounting bracket ahead of the installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays, also called IROSA. The arrays will boost power generation capability by up to 30%, increasing the station\u2019s total available power from 160 kilowatts to up to 215 kilowatts. The arrays will be installed on a future spacewalk following their arrival on a SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply services mission later this year.<\/p>\n<p>McClain will serve as spacewalk crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. Ayers will serve as spacewalk crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit. This will be the third spacewalk for McClain and the first for Ayers. U.S. spacewalk 93 will be the 275th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about International Space Station research and operations at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Josh Finch \/ Claire O\u2019Shea<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1100<br \/><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:claire.a.oshea@nasa.gov\">claire.a.oshea@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Jones<br \/>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>281-483-5111<br \/><a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 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