LIVE: NASA Previews Upcoming Spacewalks at International Space Station

NASA holds a news conference at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 20 to preview two upcoming spacewalks by NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk.

The spacewalks will be the 285th and 286th walks conducted in support of International Space Station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.

NASA participants include Gaurang Patel, operations integration manager for the Low Earth Orbit Program, and Garrett Hehn, spacewalk flight director with the Flight Operations Directorate.