RUSSIAN SPACEWALK AT ISS, Oct 16, 2025, Earth orbit, NASA coverage begins 12:15 pm ET

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky will conduct a spacewalk at the International Space Station on October 16, 2025.

NASA will provide live coverage on its YouTube channel despite the government shutdown.  ISS operations are excepted activities that continue nonetheless.

Coverage begins at 12:15 pm ET.   NASA provided this summary of what they’ll be doing:

Two Roscosmos cosmonauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 16. NASA will stream coverage on its YouTube channel and provide minimal technical commentary as this activity relates to excepted mission operations.

Coverage will begin at 12:15 p.m. EDT online at: https://www.youtube.com/live/NWzZ-8z8fME

Expedition 73 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritsky will install a molecular beam experiment on the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module, remove a mounting platform housing a commercial camera that will be jettisoned and clean windows on the Zvezda Service Module. Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov will operate the European Robotic Arm on the Russian segment of the station during the spacewalk from inside the station.

The spacewalk will be the 276th in support of station assembly, maintenance and upgrades, the second and third for Ryzhikov, who will wear the Orlan spacesuit with the red stripes and the first and second for Zubritsky, who will wear the spacesuit with the blue stripes.