NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk
NASA Television will bring to viewers around the world live coverage Friday, Aug. 19, as two NASA astronauts install a new gateway for American commercial crew spacecraft at the International Space Station -- a significant milestone in NASA’s work to return crew launches to U.S. soil.
Coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 19, on NASA TV and the agency’s website, with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:05 a.m.
For more information about the spacewalk and broadcast, click here.
U.S. astronaut Terry Virts tweeted his followers this image March 1, 2015 after completing a series of spacewalks with his partner astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore to prepare the International Space Station for upcoming U.S. commercial spacecraft currently in development. Virts commented on the tweet: "Mission Accomplished - 3 #spacewalks, 800' of cable, 4 antennas, 3 laser reflectors, 1 greased robotic arm."
NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk
NASA Television will bring to viewers around the world live coverage Friday, Aug. 19, as two NASA astronauts install a new gateway for American commercial crew spacecraft at the International Space Station -- a significant milestone in NASA’s work to return crew launches to U.S. soil.
Coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 19, on NASA TV and the agency’s website, with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:05 a.m.
For more information about the spacewalk and broadcast, click here.
U.S. astronaut Terry Virts tweeted his followers this image March 1, 2015 after completing a series of spacewalks with his partner astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore to prepare the International Space Station for upcoming U.S. commercial spacecraft currently in development. Virts commented on the tweet: "Mission Accomplished - 3 #spacewalks, 800' of cable, 4 antennas, 3 laser reflectors, 1 greased robotic arm."