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Astronauts Suit Up to Prepare for Power Upgrade Spacewalk

Astronauts Suit Up to Prepare for Power Upgrade Spacewalk

From left, Astronauts Anil Menon of NASA and Josha Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) pose for pre-flght crew portraits in spacesuits at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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NASA is streaming live coverage as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8 a.m. EDT and last more than six and a half hours. Watch online at: 

https://www.nasa.gov/live

During U.S. spacewalk 100, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will exit the station's Quest airlock to install and deploy an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the 2A electrical power channel. The solar array will be the seventh IROSA and will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.

Menon will serve as spacewalk crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. Kutryk will serve as crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit.

This will be Menon's fourth spacewalk and Kutryk's first. The excursion also marks the 285th spacewalk supporting space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

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Mark A. Garcia

October 29, 2026 6:32AM

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