NASA will hold a live news conference at 5:00 pm EST on Thursday at the agency's headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.
January 7 agency announced it delayed a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams tracked a medical issue with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory.
The case concerned the only crew member who stable. Due to medical confidentiality, NASA is unable to release more details about the crew member.
Among the participants of the press conference:
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaac to Isaac
- Amit Kshatriya, Administrative Assistant
- Dr. James Polk, Chief of Public Health and Medicine at NASA Headquarters
NASA will broadcast a live press conference on NASA+, Amazon Primeand agency YouTube channel. Find out how broadcast NASA content through various online platforms, including social networks.
To participate in the press conference virtually or in person, media representatives must RSVP at least one hour prior to the event to NASA Newsroom at: [email protected]. NASA media certification policy is online.
To learn more about the International Space Station, visit:
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