June 17, 2004

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

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

NOTE TO EDITORS: N04-092

NASA PREVIEWS NEXT SPACEWALK

The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is about to become 
space-age electricians. The Expedition 9 crew, cosmonaut Gennady 
Padalka and astronaut Mike Fincke, will perform a spacewalk next week 
to restore power to a gyroscope that helps control the Station's 
orientation in orbit. 

ISS program leaders will discuss the spacewalk with the media Monday 
at 2 p.m. EDT from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston. The briefing 
will be broadcast live on NASA TV, with two-way question and answer 
capability at participating NASA centers. 

Participants:

– – Mike Suffredini, ISS Manager for Integration and 
Operations
– – Matt Abbott, Expedition 9 Lead Flight Director
– – John Curry, ISS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Flight 
Director
– – Paul Boehm, Expedition 9 Lead EVA Officer 

NASA TV will broadcast the EVA 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 Television 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 EVA live webcast, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

	
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