On Thursday, July 21, WKTV Government 26 will be featuring live coverage of the Russian/European Space Agency spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti are conducting the spacewalk to continue activating the ESA Robotic Arm that is part of Russia’s
Nauka science module.
Much like a human arm, the ESA Robotic Arm has an elbow, shoulders and wrists. Astronauts and cosmonauts will use the robotic arm to save time and effort in performing maintenance for the International Space Station.
NASA TV can be seen on the WKTV 26 Government Channel on Comcast and AT&T U-verse 99 Government Channel 99.
For more information on NASA TV or the International Space Station, log on to www.nasa.gov.
