Kutryk and Menon Install Solar Array on ISS During Spacewalk

According to NASA News Releases, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed a new roll-out solar array on the International Space Station during a spacewalk on October 29, 2026, while the station was over the South Atlantic Ocean.

Assembled News DeskNovember 3, 20261 min read

AI illustration based on reference photographs; not an event photograph. An editorial illustration depicting a large, rectangular solar array attached to the International Space Station above the South Atlantic Ocean. — AI-generated illustration

NASA News Releases reports that CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk was photographed during a spacewalk on October 29, 2026, while the International Space Station was flying 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean. During this activity, Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed a new roll-out solar array on the space station and completed preparatory work for their subsequent spacewalk, which is scheduled for November 5, 2026. The two astronauts are set to install the eighth and final roll-out solar array, and the combined eight arrays are expected to boost the station's available power by as much as 30%.

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