The first spacewalk planned for the Expedition Four crew
aboard the International Space Station will be covered on
NASA Television, with commentary beginning at 3:30 p.m. EST
Monday, Jan. 14.
Russian Commander Yury Onufrienko and American Flight
Engineer Carl Walz will exit the Pirs Docking Compartment at
approximately 3:50 p.m. EST for a scheduled six-hour
spacewalk, or Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The two will
move a Russian cargo crane to the Zarya module of the complex
for future assembly work. American Flight Engineer Dan Bursch
will operate the Canadarm2 robotic arm from inside the space
station and act as spacewalk choreographer.
Up to three more spacewalks are planned during the five-month
Expedition Four mission. The next is scheduled for Jan. 25 by
Onufrienko and Bursch to continue the external outfitting of
the Zvezda Service Module.
NASA TV is available on GE-2, Transponder 9C at 85 degrees
West longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of
3880 MHz, and audio of 6.8 MHz.
Additional information about the International Space Station
and Expedition Four is available on the Internet at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov
