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ISS spacewalk begins to install the final roll-out solar array

NASA and Canadian astronauts began Thursday’s work on the station’s eighth roll-out solar array.

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The brief

  • ■Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk began the spacewalk at 8:36 a.m. EST
  • ■Their task is to install and deploy the eighth and final roll-out solar array
  • ■The array is being installed on the space station’s 3B channel

Why it matters

The power upgrade supports the orbiting research station used by NASA and its international partners.

NASA reported that astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk began a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday morning.

Their assignment is to install and deploy the final roll-out solar array in the station’s power-augmentation program. NASA’s opening update confirmed the start of the work, not its completion.

Sources

  • NASA — November 5, 2026, 8:44 a.m. EST
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