{"id":16658,"date":"2026-10-29T20:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/spacewalkers-install-roll-out-solar-array-for-power-generation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T20:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:04:31","slug":"spacewalkers-install-roll-out-solar-array-for-power-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/spacewalkers-install-roll-out-solar-array-for-power-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacewalkers Install Roll-Out Solar Array for Power Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spacewalkers Install Roll-Out Solar Array for Power Generation<\/h2>\n

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NASA astronaut Anil Menon rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm to begin the installation of a roll-out solar array on the International Space Station\u2019s port-side truss structure while orbiting 260 miles above Earth.<\/div>\n
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NASA astronaut Anil Menon<\/a> and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station<\/a> at 3:08 p.m. EDT.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the 7-hour,\u00a011-minute spacewalk, Menon and\u00a0Kutryk\u00a0installed and deployed an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the station\u2019s 2A electrical power channel. The array is the seventh IROSA installed on the station and will provide\u00a0additional\u00a0power to support critical operations, including a safe and controlled deorbit.<\/p>\n

Menon and Kutryk also completed several get-ahead tasks to prepare for a planned Thursday, Nov. 5 spacewalk, when they will install the eighth and final IROSA on the 3B power channel. NASA will provide live coverage beginning at 6:45 a.m.\u00a0Learn how to watch:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the Nov. 5 spacewalk, the roll-out solar arrays will be fully installed, completing the space station\u2019s power system augmentation.\u00a0Together, the eight arrays will increase available power by up to 30%, boosting the station\u2019s power generation capacity from 160 kilowatts to approximately 215 kilowatts.<\/p>\n

U.S. spacewalk 100 was Menon\u2019s fourth and Kutryk\u2019s first. It also was the 285th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.<\/p>\n

Learn more about station activities by following the <\/em>space station blog<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>@space_station<\/em><\/a> on X, as well as the <\/em>ISS Facebook<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>ISS Instagram<\/em><\/a> accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk concluded their spacewalkNASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:08 p.m. EDT.\u00a0\u00a0 outside the International Space Station at XX:XX p.m. EDT.\u00a0\u00a0 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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