100 US spacewalks from the ISS! Astronauts deploy new solar array on landmark EVA - Space
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk successfully installed a new solar array on the International Space Station. This mission marked the 100th U.S. spacewalk conducted at the orbiting laboratory.
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Demonstrates ongoing international cooperation and technical maintenance required to sustain long-term human presence in space.
Missions International Space Station 100 US spacewalks from the ISS! Astronauts deploy new solar array on landmark EVA News By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 29 October 2026 Anil Menon of NASA and Canadian Joshua Kutryk increased the space station's power supply on today's (Oct. 29) extravehicular activity.
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Click for next article A view of the new solar array installed by spacewalk astronauts on Oct. 29, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Two astronauts successfully installed and deployed the second-to-last upgraded solar array for the International Space Station (ISS) during the 100th U.S. spacewalk from the orbiting outpost.
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