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Astronauts Suit Up for Final Power Upgrade Spacewalk

Astronauts Suit Up for Final Power Upgrade Spacewalk

From left, Astronauts Joshua Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) and Anil Menon of NASA and pose for pre-flight 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 8:30 a.m. EST and last about more than six and a half hours. Watch online at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

During U.S. spacewalk 101, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will exit the station's Quest airlock to install and deploy the eighth and final IROSA on the 3B channel of the space station, completing the power augmentation upgrades. The solar array will be the eighth IROSA and will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.

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

This will be Menon's fifth spacewalk and Kutryk's second. The excursion also marks the 286th 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

November 5, 2026 7:02AM

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