NASA Set to Address ISS Concerns in Live News Conference
In a move aimed at reassuring the public and addressing concerns over a medical issue affecting an International Space Station crew member, NASA will host a live news conference on Thursday at 5 p.m. EST from its headquarters in Washington.
The decision comes after the space agency postponed a scheduled spacewalk originally planned for January 8 due to a pressing medical concern with one of its crew members currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory. While the condition of the individual has been confirmed as stable, NASA has opted not to disclose any further details due to medical privacy reasons.
The news conference will be attended by key officials at the agency, including NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Chief Health and Medical Officer Dr. James Polk.
Viewers can access live coverage of the event on various platforms, including NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency's YouTube channel. For media interested in participating virtually or in-person, a formal RSVP must be submitted to the NASA Newsroom no later than one hour prior to the start of the conference.
Representatives from NASA will also provide an update on the status of its orbital laboratory at the end of the press event.
In a move aimed at reassuring the public and addressing concerns over a medical issue affecting an International Space Station crew member, NASA will host a live news conference on Thursday at 5 p.m. EST from its headquarters in Washington.
The decision comes after the space agency postponed a scheduled spacewalk originally planned for January 8 due to a pressing medical concern with one of its crew members currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory. While the condition of the individual has been confirmed as stable, NASA has opted not to disclose any further details due to medical privacy reasons.
The news conference will be attended by key officials at the agency, including NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Chief Health and Medical Officer Dr. James Polk.
Viewers can access live coverage of the event on various platforms, including NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency's YouTube channel. For media interested in participating virtually or in-person, a formal RSVP must be submitted to the NASA Newsroom no later than one hour prior to the start of the conference.
Representatives from NASA will also provide an update on the status of its orbital laboratory at the end of the press event.
- basically, they don't want to disclose any info, just keep it under wraps like some kinda top-secret gov't deal 
meanwhile, we're left wondering if our tax dollars are being used to cover up a medical emergency or not 
and what's with all these 'officials' showing up to the press conference? looks like more of a PR stunt than actual transparency 
this whole thing is making me wonder, who's really in charge here? 
also i'm curious about this medical stuff can we get more info about that? 
is it something contagious or is the crew member okay now? 
let's hope everything goes smoothly! 
. But on the bright side, NASA is being pretty open and transparent about it, which is great, right? I mean we can watch a live news conference to get all the info 
like the head of NASA and other important folks 
... hopefully they'll give us all an update on what's going on up in space 
... I mean, can't we just want people to be healthy and safe without needing every single detail? And what does this say about our priorities as a world – that we're more interested in the spectacle than actual human well-being? 
. Can't wait for the live Q&A to get some answers 
. Hopefully they don't have any more space drama on their hands 
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i'm literally super hyped for this live news conference on thursday! it's so great that nasa is being open about the iss concerns and taking steps to address them, esp with a crew member in need 
gotta be careful with those medical issues in space tho 
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. And another thing, who exactly are these officials attending this meeting? Jared Isaacman seems like some corporate jock, what makes him qualified to address our concerns about the ISS? 
, like, can you imagine having your own little Martian colony with a park and everything? 
and speaking of parks, have you guys ever been to the new botanical garden in NYC? 
I went there last weekend and it was incredible, they had this huge indoor greenhouse with all these exotic plants... anyway, back to space stuff, do you think we'll see humans on Mars within the next decade or so? 
. And the fact that NASA isn't spilling any details is pretty understandable, but still... my curiosity is KILLING me 
I need some real-time updates ASAP!!! Can someone please livestream this thing and break down every single minute for me?!?!
i mean, we r payin them 2 inform us bout stuff like dis 
& i cant even 
... makes sense I guess. But now NASA is having some kind of live news conference to, you know, calm people down 
Also, why do we need multiple platforms to watch it? Can't just have one place where everyone can chill and watch the thing happen 
, but at the same time I get it, medical privacy and all that jazz 
. Jared Isaacman better have some solid answers ready, 'cause the public is gonna be hungry for some truth 
. Can't wait to see what's going down on Thursday, live stream is def a must-watch! 
so like if u r worried about ISS crew member dont be 
they wont disclose more info cuz of med privacies but thats ok i guess 
they got jared isaacman and other big shots attendin the live news conference 
and now we gotta watch nasa people talk about this for hours? 
does anyone else think it's weird that we're being kept in the dark about what's really going on up there?