Expedition 45 commander Scott Kelly and flight engineer Kjell Lindgren prepare their extravehicular mobility unit spacesuits and tools in the Quest airlock. Kelly and Lindgren will use the spacesuits for two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station on Oct. 28 and Nov. 6, 2015. (Photocredit: NASA) CLICK TO ZOOM

The NASA press release below provides the details of two upcoming spacewalks by U.S. astronauts – Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren – on October 28 and November 6, which will be carried live on NASA TV. A NASA briefing also carried live will air on October 22 to discuss the upcoming spacewalks.

We have provided a NASA TV portal below if you’d like to watch live right here at the SSEP website.

Scott and Kjell are both on Twitter, tweeting from the International Space Station, and are sure to tweet about the upcoming spacewalks. The aggregated Twitter feed from astronauts currently on ISS is always found on the SSEP Home page, in the Multimedia section at the top of the page. But because of the upcoming spacewalka, we also placed the Twitter feed just below the NASA TV portal below. To open just click on the Toggle.

Something to think about –
Both astronauts have never conducted a spacewalk before. Imagine what it must be like for the first time to don a spacesuit, move through the airlock, and be outside of ISS, traveling around our world at 17,000 mph.

WATCH LIVE ON THE NASA TV PORTAL BELOW:  
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#.Ux37dCjn1sQ

October 15, 2015
MEDIA ADVISORY M15-151
NASA TV to Air Briefing on Two Upcoming Spacewalks by U.S. Astronauts

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will host a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT), Thursday, Oct. 22 to preview the tasks and preparation for two upcoming spacewalks by U.S. astronauts living aboard the International Space Station.

The briefing and spacewalks will air on NASA Television, and will be streamed live on NASA’s website.

Two U.S. astronauts will venture outside the space station’s Quest airlock on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Friday, Nov. 6, to perform a pair of spacewalks in support of space station assembly and maintenance. Expedition 45 commander Scott Kelly and flight engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA will conduct both spacewalks, the first of their careers, and the 189th and 190th of the space station.

The spacewalks flank the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the space station, which is Nov. 2.

The participants for the Oct. 22 briefing will include:

Kenneth Todd, International Space Station operations integration manager
Michael Lammers, lead Expedition 45 flight director
Grant Slusser, lead U.S. 32 spacewalk officer
Arthur Thomason, lead U.S. 33 spacewalk officer

Reporters may attend the briefing at Johnson and other participating NASA centers, or ask questions by calling the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 1:45 p.m.

The first spacewalk on Oct. 28 is the 32nd U.S. spacewalk, and will focus on station upgrades and maintenance tasks, including installing a thermal cover on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector that has been attached to the station since 2011. NASA TV coverage will begin at 6:45 a.m., with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:10 a.m.

The second spacewalk on Nov. 6 is the 33rd U.S. spacewalk, and will attempt to restore the port truss ammonia cooling system to its original configuration. A spacewalk conducted in November 2012 tried to isolate a leak in the truss’ cooling supply, but the leak was subsequently traced to a different component. NASA TV coverage will begin at 5:45 a.m., with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 7:10 a.m.

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and to view the news briefing, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

For more information about the International Space Station, its research and crew, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station

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