Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk set to carry out second spacewalk

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk will exit the International Space Station today for his second spacewalk in just two weeks. Earlier, on October 29, Kutryk and fellow NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully installed seven of the eight new solar arrays necessary to boost the station's power output. As the pair installs the final solar array today on the starboard side of the truss, the station's structural backbone, the Canadian Space Agency emphasizes that spacewalks are among the most challenging and perilous tasks undertaken by astronauts, yet vital for repairing or installing equipment, as well as carrying out manual work.

Kutryk is making his second spacewalk following his first one on October 29, which marked him as the fifth Canadian to accomplish the feat. David Saint-Jacques held the previous Canadian record for a spacewalk, which he performed in 2019. Prior to Kutryk's mission, the last Canadian to venture outside the ISS was Saint-Jacques. Kutryk, along with his SpaceX Crew-13 crew members, launched towards the International Space Station on October 1 for a mission anticipated to last six months. This report, sourced from The Canadian Press, was initially published on November 5, 2026.