NASA BRIEFING ON UPCOMING SPACEWALKS, Oct 16, 2018, JSC, 2:00 pm ET (webcast)

NASA will hold a briefing on October 16, 2018 at Johnson Space Center (JSC) to preview two upcoming spacewalks at the International Space Station.  The briefing is at 2:00 pm ET (1:00 pm Central) and will be broadcast on NASA TV and webcast on the agency’s NASA Live website.

The spacewalks are on October 19 and October 25.  They begin about 8:00 am ET and NASA TV coverage begins 6:30 am ET.  ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Nick Hague will conduct both spacewalks to continue power systems upgrades.

Participants in the October 16 briefing are:

• Kenneth Todd, International Space Station Operations integration manager
• Mary Lawrence, spacewalk flight director
• Jaclyn Kagey, lead spacewalk officer