NASA to Preview Pair of Upcoming US Spacewalks | Live Coverage | 16 May

NASA to Preview Pair of Upcoming US Spacewalks | Live Coverage | 16 May

NASA [ National Aeronautics and Space Administration ] going to show Live Coverage of Upcoming US Spacewalks on 16 May. 

The first spacewalk will begin about 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, May 16. NASA TV coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. Feustel and Arnold will move a component called a Pump Flow Control Subassembly [PFCS] from a spare parts platform on the station’s truss “backbone” to the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator [Dextre] robotic arm. The PFCS drives and controls the flow of ammonia through the exterior portions of the station’s cooling system.

Robotics controllers on Earth will use Canadarm2 and Dextre to perform final installation on the port-side truss for checkout. The spacewalkers will remove a failed PFCS and return it to the spare parts depot. They’ll also replace a camera system on the Destiny Laboratory and a communications receiver. This also be the 50th spacewalk originating from the station’s Quest airlock. Other assembly and maintenance spacewalks have begun from space shuttle and Russian airlocks.

The second spacewalk is planned for  June 14 [Thursday], following the anticipated May 24 arrival of the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft. The ninth Cygnus cargo mission is scheduled to launch May 20 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. 

Who are Participating :

•     Kenneth Todd, NASA’s International Space Station Operations integration manager
•     Anthony Vareha, NASA spacewalk flight director
•     Jordan Lindsey, U.S. spacewalk 50 officer at NASA
•     Kieth Johnson, U.S. spacewalk 51 officer at NASA

During the June 14 spacewalk, Arnold and Feustel will install a pair of brackets and high-definition cameras on the Harmony module that will help commercial crew vehicles align with the international docking adapter at the forward end of Harmony. 

The cameras also will provide wireless data network access for experiments and facilities mounted on the ESA (European Space Agency) Columbus laboratory and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Kibo laboratory. The crew also will replace a camera on the station’s starboard truss.

For more Information about it you can visit official website : NASA STATION PORTAL