August 01, 2011

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 michael curie@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-161

NASA TELEVISION TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION SPACEWALK

HOUSTON -- Two cosmonauts will conduct a six-hour spacewalk on Wednesday, Aug 3, to continue outfitting the Russian segment of the International Space Station NASA Television will broadcast the spacewalk beginning at 9 a m CDT

Expedition 28 Russian Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev will install laser communications equipment and replace experiments on the Zvezda service module They also will retrieve a rendezvous antenna, relocate a boom structure to aid future spacewalks and deploy a small satellite equipped with an amateur radio transmitter and a student-built experiment

The duo will wear Russian Orlan spacesuits and will emerge from the Pirs docking compartment airlock at about 9:30 a m The spacewalk will be the third for Volkov, who performed two spacewalks as Expedition 17 commander in 2008 This will be the first spacewalk for Samokutyaev

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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