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NASA will cover upcoming US spacewalks 94 and 95 outside the space station.
Summary
NASA will provide live coverage of two spacewalks beginning March 18 to prepare power channels for roll-out solar arrays; a media preview is scheduled for March 16 at Johnson Space Center.
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NASA will broadcast two spacewalks beginning March 18 outside the International Space Station. The activities will prepare the station for installation of two roll-out solar arrays known as IROSA. A media preview is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 16, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Spacewalk 94 will involve astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, and details for spacewalk 95 will be announced later.
Known details:
- A media preview will be held at 2 p.m. EDT on March 16 at Johnson Space Center.
- Media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 10 a.m. on March 16 to participate in person or by phone.
- U.S. spacewalk 94 is scheduled for March 18 to prepare the 2A power channel for an IROSA installation, marking Meir's fourth and Williams' first spacewalk.
- Live coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime and NASA's YouTube channel; the spacewalk is expected to start about 8 a.m. and last about six and a half hours.
- U.S. spacewalk 95 will prepare the station's 3B power channel for a future IROSA; its date, time and assigned crew will be provided later.
- These will be the 278th and 279th spacewalks supporting station assembly, maintenance and upgrades, and are the first two station spacewalks of 2026 and of Expedition 74.
Summary:
These spacewalks are preparatory steps for installing new roll-out solar arrays and are part of ongoing station maintenance and upgrades. NASA will preview the activities on March 16 and will provide additional scheduling and crew information for spacewalk 95 closer to that operation.
