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Astronauts complete landmark US spacewalk to install space station solar array

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk completed a seven hour extravehicular activity to upgrade the electrical supply of the International Space Station.

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Two astronauts completed a seven hour and 11 minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, October 29, 2026. CollectSPACE.com reported that Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency conducted the uncrewed exterior maintenance mission. The outing began at 7:57 a.m. EDT and concluded at 3:08 p.m. EDT. [1]

During the extravehicular activity, the crew members installed a new solar array designed to extend the power capabilities of the orbiting laboratory, according to collectSPACE.com and Space. CollectSPACE.com reported that this spacewalk marked the 100th U.S. operating segment spacewalk conducted without a space shuttle docked at the station. [1][5]

CollectSPACE.com added that this mission was one of 285 total spacewalks executed to support the assembly and ongoing maintenance of the orbiting facility. The International Space Station operates in low Earth orbit as an orbital research station. It is managed by five international space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency. [1][7]

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In short

  • Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk conducted a seven hour and 11 minute spacewalk on October 29, 2026.
  • The extravehicular activity marked the 100th U.S. segment spacewalk performed without a space shuttle docked.
  • The astronauts successfully installed a new solar array to extend the power supply of the space station.

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  1. [1]A milestone in orbit: Astronauts complete 100th US ISS spacewalkcollectSPACE.com, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]NASA Astronauts Make History During 100th ISS Spacewalk With a Major Solar Power UpgradeThe Daily Galaxy, 10h ago
  3. [3]Astronauts step out of the ISS for spacewalk – watch liveThe Guardian, 1d ago
  4. [4]Astronauts install new solar array in milestone 100th US ISS spacewalkAerospace Global News, 11h ago
  5. [5]100 US spacewalks from the ISS! Astronauts deploy new solar array on landmark EVASpace, 1d ago
  6. [6]Photos: Astronauts make history in 100th ISS spacewalk, install giant solar arrayYahoo, 12h ago

Background

  1. [7]International Space Station on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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