UPDATE: Spacewalk rescheduled for Saturday 8-7-10

William Atkins
Friday, 06 August 2010 06:53

Science - Space

NASA has just confirmed that the first spacewalk to fix a bad coolant pump will be delayed another 24 hours so that ground technicians, engineers, and flight controllers can further develop the procedures needed to accomplish the task of two Space Station astronauts.

According to the August 5, 2010 NASA update, "NASA moves Space Station repair spacewalk to Saturday," over the past several days, "Teams of flight controllers, engineers, and spacewalk experts have made significant progress in preparing for the first spacewalk, but need an additional day to get ready."

And, "The additional time allows for final procedures to be sent late Thursday to the station, giving the
crew a full day to review the plans developed by Mission Control."

"Managers also moved the second spacewalk to Wednesday to give the crew more time to rest and prepare."

The iTWire article "Friday (8-6-10): Spacewalk to fix coolant problem on ISS" goes into more detail as to when and where you can watch both spacewalks.

A second spacewalk is now planned by NASA for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, to complete the repairs of the faulty coolant pump that helps to dissipate heat generated on the International Space Station.

ISS Expedition 24 flight engineers and NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson
are scheduled to perform both of the spacewalks.