ISS Spacewalk on June 30 and Its Preview: Station Also Visible Above Oregon This Month

Published 06/23/26 at 5:55 a.m.
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff

(Portland, Oregon) – You may actually catch a glimpse of it with your naked eye, just a bit before the historic moment takes place. But you can certainly catch The International Space Station (ISS) live on TV and streaming as the June 30 spacewalk commences. (Photo NASA)

It turns out, the ISS will be visible above Portland, Oregon and some of the West Coast about 3:10 a.m.

NASA plans a June 30 spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, the agency announced Monday. The operation is scheduled to begin at about 8:35 a.m. EDT, with live coverage starting at 7 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and the agency’s YouTube channel.

“Experts from NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will preview the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, on the agency’s YouTube channel,” NASA said Monday.

Speakers include Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager for the ISS Program; Fiona Antkowiak, spacewalk flight director; and Jason Dyer, deputy liaison manager with CSA.

Astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will exit the station’s Quest airlock to replace the joint, which failed during routine Canadarm2 operations on May 27 after drawing elevated motor current. NASA and CSA engineers determined the component needed to be swapped out using a spare already aboard the station. Canadarm2, in service for more than 25 years, was designed with replaceable parts and regular maintenance in mind.

ISS over Portland / Oregon Coast Beach Connection

“This spacewalk will be the second for Williams and the fifth for Meir. Williams will serve as spacewalk crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes,” NASA said. “Meir will serve as crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit. It will be the 280th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.”

ISS and the aurora borealis over Portland / Oregon Coast Beach Connection

More information about ISS research, operations, and crew activities is available at nasa.gov/station.

In Portland, parts of Oregon, Washington and areas like the north Oregon coast, may get to see an ISS flyover streaking by for two minutes at 1:37 a.m. Another happens for six minutes at 3:10 a.m. on June 30.

See the ISS site for more times (they are plentiful in summer).

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