{"id":339485,"date":"2025-12-30T03:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=cbc228a8f9298a36070f3d3c8c9c0818"},"modified":"2025-12-30T03:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:19:11","slug":"nasa-to-preview-us-spacewalks-at-space-station-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=339485","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Preview US Spacewalks at Space Station in January"},"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\/12\/spacewalk.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 22%; object-position: 51% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/spacewalk.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers is pictured during a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost&#8217;s power generation system and relocate a communications antenna.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and complete other tasks. Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks in a briefing at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Watch NASA\u2019s live coverage of the news conference on the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/YSgLjktLfrQ\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel. Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ways-to-watch\/\">stream NASA content<\/a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n<p>Participants 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, Flight Operations Directorate<\/li>\n<li>Heidi Brewer, spacewalk flight director, Flight Operations Directorate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Media interested in participating in person or by phone must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5, by calling 281-483-5111 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov\">jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. To ask questions by phone, reporters must dial into the news conference no later than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Questions may also be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\/\">media accreditation policy<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Jan. 8, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will exit the station\u2019s Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Once installed, the array will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory, including critical support of its safe and controlled deorbit. This spacewalk will be Cardman\u2019s first and Fincke\u2019s 10th, tying him for the most spacewalks by a NASA astronaut.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Jan. 15, two NASA astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module\u2019s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper \u2014 a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system \u2014 along with other jumpers on the station\u2019s S6 and S4 truss.<\/p>\n<p>NASA will announce the astronauts planned for the second spacewalk and start times for both events closer to the operations.<\/p>\n<p>The spacewalks will be the 278th and 279th in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades. They also are the first two International Space Station spacewalks of 2026, and the first by Expedition 74.<\/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 \/ Jimi Russell<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:james.j.russell@nasa.gov\">james.j.russell@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Jones \/ Joseph Zakrzewski<br \/>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>281-483-5111<br \/><a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\/\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov\">joseph.a.zakrzewski@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 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Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks in a briefing at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. 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