ISS Space Walk



On a historical note, Thursdays ISS spacewalk (Mike Lopez-Alegria and
Suni Williams) will give mission commander Michael Lopez-Alegria the
second most spacewalk time for an American astronaut.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
"Revved Up for Another Spacewalk
Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams
continue to prepare for Thursday's excursion outside the International
Space Station. Using instructional aids, Lopez-Alegria and Williams
configured the required tools and gear, reviewed the updated spacewalk
procedures and held a space-to-ground conference with Houston
specialists to discuss details worked out in Mission Control.

On Tuesday, Williams began spacesuit battery charging in the U.S.
airlock, while Lopez-Alegria charged the digital camera system
battery. Pre-spacewalk medical checkups are also performed. The
spacewalk will begin around 9 a.m. EST and last an estimated 6 hours,
30 minutes.

By the end of the spacewalk Lopez-Alegria will be in second place for
the most spacewalk time by an American astronaut."


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_evas.html
"Station Crew to Conduct Three Back-to-Back Spacewalks 02.04.07
The third spacewalk in nine days by International Space Station
Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is
scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 8.

The three spacewalks, from the Quest airlock in U.S. spacesuits, and a
Russian spacewalk scheduled for Feb. 22 will be the most ever done by
station crew members during an increment, said Mike Suffredini,
station program manager.

The three spacewalks are termed EVAs 6, 7, and 8 because there were
five previous station spacewalks from the U.S. airlock Quest during
increments, times when no shuttle was present."

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Relevant Pages

  • International Space Station Status Report - November 17, 2006
    ... INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: ... Houston - Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and flight ... spacewalk Wednesday, Nov. 22, out of the International Space ... Lopez-Alegria, who will make his sixth spacewalk, and Tyurin, with ...
    (sci.space.news)
  • INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-025
    ... INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: ... During the spacewalk, ... Science Officer Jeff Williams gathered equipment for the spacewalk, ...
    (sci.space.station)
  • International Space Station Status Report - May 25, 2007
    ... INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: ... HOUSTON - Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight ... Flight Engineer Suni Williams prepared for her return to Earth. ... Mission managers gave a "go" for a May 30 Russian spacewalk to ...
    (sci.space.news)
  • ISS Space Walk
    ... Thursdays ISS expedition-14 spacewalk conducted by Mike Lopez-Alegria ... the second most spacewalk time for an American astronaut, ... Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • International Space Status Status Report - June 6, 2007
    ... Atlantis' arrival at the International Space Station. ... spacewalk lasting 5 hours and 37 minutes. ... sample containers on the Pirs module for a Russian experiment. ...
    (sci.space.news)