1 00:00:05,910 --> 00:00:03,830 good day and welcome to mission control 2 00:00:07,670 --> 00:00:05,920 houston where activities aboard the 3 00:00:08,950 --> 00:00:07,680 international space station are being 4 00:00:11,509 --> 00:00:08,960 monitored 5 00:00:14,150 --> 00:00:11,519 today is a very big day for 6 00:00:16,790 --> 00:00:14,160 spacewalk preparations as the crew on 7 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:16,800 board the international outpost 8 00:00:21,269 --> 00:00:19,279 makes ready for a spacewalk tomorrow the 9 00:00:22,870 --> 00:00:21,279 second in as many weeks 10 00:00:25,189 --> 00:00:22,880 that will be 11 00:00:26,950 --> 00:00:25,199 organized to conduct a number of 12 00:00:29,109 --> 00:00:26,960 different activities 13 00:00:32,150 --> 00:00:29,119 we have some video that was recorded 14 00:00:35,270 --> 00:00:32,160 earlier today as chris cassidy and luca 15 00:00:37,430 --> 00:00:35,280 parmitano made pres preparations for 16 00:00:40,310 --> 00:00:37,440 their second spacewalk 17 00:00:42,389 --> 00:00:40,320 of the expedition 36 18 00:00:44,470 --> 00:00:42,399 this is a video that looks at their 19 00:00:45,750 --> 00:00:44,480 review of procedures among the different 20 00:00:47,670 --> 00:00:45,760 things that are going to be happening on 21 00:00:49,110 --> 00:00:47,680 board the space station as the crew 22 00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:49,120 members are going to go outside and 23 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:51,600 continue rigging cables for the future 24 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:53,760 arrival of a russian laboratory module 25 00:00:57,110 --> 00:00:55,440 called the mlm 26 00:00:58,389 --> 00:00:57,120 they're also going to be replacing a 27 00:01:01,349 --> 00:00:58,399 video camera 28 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:01,359 on the japan exposed facility 29 00:01:05,270 --> 00:01:03,280 which is an experiment platform called 30 00:01:08,469 --> 00:01:05,280 the front porch that's on the end of the 31 00:01:10,550 --> 00:01:08,479 japanese laboratory module kibo 32 00:01:12,950 --> 00:01:10,560 and replacing that will help provide 33 00:01:14,710 --> 00:01:12,960 better visualization for 34 00:01:15,830 --> 00:01:14,720 experiments that are expected to arrive 35 00:01:17,990 --> 00:01:15,840 at the next 36 00:01:20,950 --> 00:01:18,000 japanese cargo vehicle the 37 00:01:23,109 --> 00:01:20,960 japanese htv number four which is 38 00:01:24,870 --> 00:01:23,119 scheduled to launch later this year 39 00:01:26,950 --> 00:01:24,880 they'll also be relocating a wireless 40 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:26,960 television camera system 41 00:01:33,190 --> 00:01:29,600 that will make ready for a future 42 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:33,200 relocation uh of a camera and that also 43 00:01:37,350 --> 00:01:34,960 is going to help make room for some 44 00:01:40,870 --> 00:01:37,360 changes in configuration on the station 45 00:01:43,270 --> 00:01:40,880 with a possible move of the tranquility 46 00:01:45,670 --> 00:01:43,280 module to a different location 47 00:01:47,990 --> 00:01:45,680 the troubleshooting also will include a 48 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:48,000 bulky door cover over an electronic 49 00:01:52,469 --> 00:01:50,320 relay box on the station's truss 50 00:01:54,870 --> 00:01:52,479 and reconfiguring some of the thermal 51 00:01:56,630 --> 00:01:54,880 installation insulation that's on that 52 00:01:57,990 --> 00:01:56,640 failed electronics box 53 00:02:00,469 --> 00:01:58,000 that was removed from the station's 54 00:02:02,630 --> 00:02:00,479 trust last year this is all 55 00:02:05,590 --> 00:02:02,640 intended to make it possible for that 56 00:02:07,030 --> 00:02:05,600 work to be done by the robotics experts 57 00:02:09,029 --> 00:02:07,040 and the dexter 58 00:02:10,949 --> 00:02:09,039 the dexterous manipulator system on the 59 00:02:12,949 --> 00:02:10,959 end of canadarm2 60 00:02:14,710 --> 00:02:12,959 this is going to be the 171st spacewalk 61 00:02:16,869 --> 00:02:14,720 in support of space station assembly and 62 00:02:18,869 --> 00:02:16,879 maintenance it'll be the fifth spacewalk 63 00:02:21,910 --> 00:02:18,879 conducted at the space station this year 64 00:02:25,030 --> 00:02:21,920 so far and the sixth for chris cassidy's 65 00:02:27,589 --> 00:02:25,040 career the second for luca parmitano 66 00:02:28,710 --> 00:02:27,599 for the upcoming space walk 67 00:02:30,630 --> 00:02:28,720 the 68 00:02:32,550 --> 00:02:30,640 chris cassidy will be ev1 he'll be 69 00:02:35,190 --> 00:02:32,560 wearing a suit with red stripes and 70 00:02:37,589 --> 00:02:35,200 parmitano again will be ev2 and will 71 00:02:39,350 --> 00:02:37,599 wear a suit with no stripes or markings 72 00:02:41,910 --> 00:02:39,360 our nasa television coverage of the