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Kimbrough ’89 Heads Outside Int'l Space Station
January 03, 2017 | Baseball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point baseball alumni and current astronaut Shane Kimbrough '89 will soon venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) to perform a complex upgrade to the ISS power system.
Expedition 50 Commander Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson will perform the first of two spacewalks on Jan. 6.
The work will continue on Jan. 13 during the second spacewalk, which will be conducted by Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency). This will be the 196th and 197th spacewalks in support of space station assembly and maintenance.
Kimbrough will be designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV 1), wearing the suit bearing red stripes for both spacewalks, the third and fourth of his career.
NASA TV will provide live coverage of the spacewalks. You can watch these events on the NASA channel from your local cable provider or online by visiting http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/.
Landing of Expedition 50 is currently scheduled for Feb. 26, Kazakhstan time (Feb. 25, Eastern Standard Time).
Get NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For the latest on the International Space Station, its crew and their research, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station
Expedition 50 Commander Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson will perform the first of two spacewalks on Jan. 6.
The work will continue on Jan. 13 during the second spacewalk, which will be conducted by Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency). This will be the 196th and 197th spacewalks in support of space station assembly and maintenance.
Kimbrough will be designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV 1), wearing the suit bearing red stripes for both spacewalks, the third and fourth of his career.
NASA TV will provide live coverage of the spacewalks. You can watch these events on the NASA channel from your local cable provider or online by visiting http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/.
- Wednesday, January 4, 2:00 p.m. EST - ISS Expedition 50 Spacewalk Preview Briefing
- Friday, January 6, 5:30 a.m. EST - Coverage of ISS Expedition 50 U.S. EVA # 38 (Kimbrough and Whitson; spacewalk scheduled to begin at 7:05 a.m. ET; will last appx. 6 ½ hours)
- Friday, January 13, 5:30 a.m. EST - Coverage of ISS Expedition 50 U.S. EVA # 39 (Kimbrough and Pesquet; spacewalk scheduled to begin at 7:05 a.m. ET; will last appx. 6 ½ hours)
Landing of Expedition 50 is currently scheduled for Feb. 26, Kazakhstan time (Feb. 25, Eastern Standard Time).
Get NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For the latest on the International Space Station, its crew and their research, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station
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