Astronauts Dyson and Dominick will conduct a spacewalk on June 13, streamed live by NASA, to remove faulty equipment and gather scientific samples from the International Space Station.
Beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 13, NASA will provide live coverage as two astronauts conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and last approximately six and a half hours.
NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website.
NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick will exit the station’s Quest airlock to complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a radio frequency group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the space station. The pair also will collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.
Dyson will serve as spacewalk crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. Dominick will serve as spacewalk crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit. U.S. Spacewalk 90 will be the fourth for Dyson and the first for Dominick in support of the space station.
Following the completion of the spacewalk, NASA will announce participating crew members for U.S. spacewalks 91 and 92, scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2, and will provide additional coverage details.
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