June 23, 2004

Allard Beutel 
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N04-097

SPACE STATION SPACEWALK SET FOR THURSDAY

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is making the final 
preparations for their first spacewalk. The Expedition 9 crew, 
cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and astronaut Mike Fincke, will make the 
six hour excursion tomorrow to restore power to a gyroscope that 
helps control the Station's orientation in orbit. 

NASA TV will broadcast the spacewalk live starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT, 
June 24. The crew will exit the Station hatch at approximately 5:50 
p.m. EDT. 

NASA TV is available on AMC-9, transponder 9C, C-Band, at 85 degrees 
west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is 
vertical. Audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. 

For information about NASA TV and to watch the spacewalk live on the 
Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

A preview article on the spacewalk is available on the Internet at: 

http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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