NASA Sets Jan. 11 Briefing to Preview Upcoming Spacewalk, Soyuz Relocation and Other January Space Station Milestones

NASA officials will discuss an upcoming spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts, the relocation of a Soyuz spacecraft to a new docking port and other International Space Station activities during a briefing at 1 p.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 11. The briefing will take place at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site. Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions.
The briefing participants are:
- Pete Hasbrook, Expedition 22 increment manager, Johnson Space Center
- David Korth, Expedition 22 lead flight director, Johnson Space Center
On Thursday, Jan. 14, Expedition 22 cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Max Suraev will don Russian spacesuits for a six-hour spacewalk. They will prepare a new docking port and airlock named Poisk for use. NASA TV coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 3:30 a.m. Kotov and Suraev are expected to exit the Pirs airlock to begin their work at 4:10 a.m.
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