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<\/a><\/figure>NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and complete other tasks. Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks in a briefing at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/p>\n
Watch NASA\u2019s live coverage of the news conference on the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel. Learn how to stream NASA content<\/a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n Participants include:<\/p>\n Media interested in participating in person or by phone must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5, by calling 281-483-5111 or emailing jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. To ask questions by phone, reporters must dial into the news conference no later than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Questions may also be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Jan. 8, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will exit the station\u2019s Quest airlock to prepare the 2A power channel for future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays. Once installed, the array will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory, including critical support of its safe and controlled deorbit. This spacewalk will be Cardman\u2019s first and Fincke\u2019s 10th, tying him for the most spacewalks by a NASA astronaut.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Jan. 15, two NASA astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the Harmony module\u2019s forward port, and relocate an early ammonia servicer jumper \u2014 a flexible hose assembly that connects parts of a fluid system \u2014 along with other jumpers on the station\u2019s S6 and S4 truss.<\/p>\n NASA will announce the astronauts planned for the second spacewalk and start times for both events closer to the operations.<\/p>\n The spacewalks will be the 278th and 279th in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades. They also are the first two International Space Station spacewalks of 2026, and the first by Expedition 74.<\/p>\n Learn more about International Space Station research and operations at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Josh Finch \/ Jimi Russell Sandra Jones \/ Joseph Zakrzewski\n
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