Watch Live as Cosmonauts Spacewalk to Reinstall UrtheCast Cameras on the Space Station Right Now

This is happening above your head RIGHT NOW.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jan 27, 2014 08:25 am

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Russian cosmonauts Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy will undertake a spacewalk beginning at 9:10AM EST today to install cameras on the outside of the ISS for the UrtheCast streaming ISS imagery service. Live coverage begins at 8:30AM, and you can watch them float through space right here.

UrtheCast is a web service that allows you to watch the Earth live from the cameras that will be installed on the ISS. Here’s what the service is all about:

UrtheCast’s two cameras will stream unprecedented footage of our evolving Earth to anyone with an internet connection. In near real time, you will be able to visit your favourite locales and learn about current events as they unfold.

(via NASA on Twitter, image via Paul Graham Raven)

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.