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Menon and Kutryk deploy solar array on ISS in 100th US spacewalk

NASA and Canadian Space Agency astronauts complete seven-hour mission to install new power system for the orbiting laboratory.

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What to know

  • NASA and Canadian Space Agency astronauts completed a seven-hour spacewalk on October 29 to install a new Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the ISS.
  • The deployment marked the 100th spacewalk conducted by US crew members from the International Space Station.
  • The new solar array is the seventh IROSA installed and will provide additional power for station operations, including its eventual controlled deorbit.

Anil MenonAnil Menon NASA astronautJoshua KutrykJoshua Kutryk Canadian Space Agency astronaut

Menon and Kutryk deploy solar array on ISS in 100th US spacewalk
Space.com

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    Spacewalk completes; marks 100th US EVA from ISS

    After seven hours, Menon and Kutryk successfully deployed the new solar array. The mission represented the 100th spacewalk conducted by US crew members from the International Space Station. The IROSA will be the seventh of its kind deployed and will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.

    “NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk are currently installing and deploying the Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the 2A electrical power channel of the International Space Station.”
    — AkaSci, Mastodon user · source
    1. 3 outlets Astronauts deploy solar array on 100th US spacewalk by International Space Station crew members

      first by Space.com, 9d ago · also Science Daily, NASA

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    • AkaSci@fosstodon.org

      NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk are currently installing and deploying the Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the 2A electrical power channel of the International Space Station. The solar array will be the 7th IROSA and will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including…

      AkaSci@fosstodon.orgMastodon9d ago13▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    • NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk successfully installed and unfurled the seventh of eight new solar panels designed to power the outpost through its retirement in 2030. https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/10/29/spacewalking-astronauts-unfurl-upgraded-solar-array-to-boost-space-station-power/ View article View…

      spaceinfo@libera.siteMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • AkaSci@fosstodon.org

      NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk successfully installed and deployed the 7th Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the International Space Station during a 7-hour, 11-minute spacewalk. The last one will be installed on Thu Nov 5. Who else wants to sign up for this job? https://www…

      AkaSci@fosstodon.orgMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Menon and Kutryk begin spacewalk to install IROSA

    NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to install and deploy an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA).

    “Josh Kutryk from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta is about to embark on his first EVA aboard the International Space Station.”
    — chad, Mastodon user · source
    1. 2 outlets In Brief: Spacewalkers Install Next-to-Last Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array

      first by Aviation Week, 9d ago · also Nature World News

      1 more headline
    2. 2 outlets Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Roll-Out Solar Arrays

      first by NASA (.gov), 10d ago · also Aviation Week

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    • chad@mstdn.ca

      Josh Kutryk from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta is about to embark on his first EVA aboard the International Space Station. # iss # space # csa # canada

      chad@mstdn.caMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗

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