1 00:00:03,026 --> 00:00:04,959 "HOUSTON, STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND." 2 00:00:04,959 --> 00:00:07,770 WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M SANDRA JONES. 3 00:00:07,770 --> 00:00:11,687 THIS WEEK, PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR UPCOMING SPACEWALKS. 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,589 NASA ASTRONAUTS MICHAEL HOPKINS AND VICTOR GLOVER, 5 00:00:15,589 --> 00:00:17,180 WHO ARRIVED TO THE SPACE STATION 6 00:00:17,180 --> 00:00:20,820 ABOARD THE SPACEX CREW DRAGON RESILIENCE IN NOVEMBER, 7 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:22,540 ARE SET TO VENTURE OUTSIDE 8 00:00:22,540 --> 00:00:25,950 THE SPACE STATION’S HATCH ON JANUARY 27th. 9 00:00:25,950 --> 00:00:28,120 DURING THE SPACEWALK THE DUO WILL FINISH 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,132 INSTALLING THE BARTOLOMEO SCIENCE PLATFORM. 11 00:00:31,132 --> 00:00:32,500 BARTOLOMEO IS ATTACHED TO 12 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:34,570 THE COLUMBUS MODULE ON THE STATION, 13 00:00:34,570 --> 00:00:36,410 AND SERVES AS A HOSTING PLATFORM 14 00:00:36,410 --> 00:00:38,530 FOR EXTERNAL RESEARCH PAYLOADS. 15 00:00:38,530 --> 00:00:41,201 HOPKINS AND GLOVER WILL ALSO CONFIGURE 16 00:00:41,201 --> 00:00:43,570 A KA-BAND TERMINAL TO ENABLE INDEPENDENT 17 00:00:43,570 --> 00:00:45,250 HIGH-BANDWIDTH COMMUNCATION LINKS 18 00:00:45,250 --> 00:00:47,690 TO EUROPEAN GROUND STATIONS. 19 00:00:47,690 --> 00:00:50,410 THIS WILL BE THE 233RD SPACEWALK 20 00:00:50,410 --> 00:00:52,520 IN SUPPORT OF SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY, 21 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,600 MAINTENECE, AND UPGRADES. 22 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,350 GLOVER AND HOPKINS WILL ALSO PERFORM 23 00:00:56,350 --> 00:00:59,300 A SECOND SPACEWALK TOGETHER ON FEB 1st 24 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:02,150 TO COMPLETE LONG-TERM BATTERY UPGRAGE WORK. 25 00:01:02,150 --> 00:01:03,310 YOU CAN TUNE IN TO WATCH 26 00:01:03,310 --> 00:01:06,460 THE SPACEWALKS LIVE ON THE AGENCY’S WEBSITE. 27 00:01:06,460 --> 00:01:09,500 LIVE COVERAGE WILL BEGIN AT 5:30 AM ET 28 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:11,307 ON THE DAY OF EACH SPACEWALK. 29 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:14,370 BEFORE SUITING UP AND HEADING OUT THE HATCH 30 00:01:14,370 --> 00:01:17,870 FOR A SPACEWALK YOU MAY WANT A FRESH FADE. 31 00:01:17,870 --> 00:01:20,280 NASA ASTRONAUT VICTOR GLOVER WELCOMED 32 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,491 FELLOW NASA CREWMATE MICHAEL HOPKINS TO 33 00:01:22,491 --> 00:01:25,680 THE SPACE BARBER SHOP FOR A HAIRCUT LAST WEEK. 34 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,240 THE SPECIAL SPACE CLIPPERS HAVE A VACCUM HOSE 35 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,810 ATTACHED TO THE END TO SUCK UP 36 00:01:29,810 --> 00:01:31,409 THE HAIR AS IT IS CUT. 37 00:01:31,409 --> 00:01:33,590 IN THE MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE 38 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:35,439 THE HAIR WOULD JUST FLOAT AROUND THE STATION 39 00:01:35,439 --> 00:01:37,710 AND WOULD BE QUITE MESSY OTHERWISE. 40 00:01:37,710 --> 00:01:40,000 NOW THE DUO IS READY TO SPACEWALK! 41 00:01:41,032 --> 00:01:43,090 AND THAT’S SPACE TO GROUND FOR THIS WEEK.