Spacewalk Begins to Install Last Roll-Out Solar Array
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon began a spacewalk at 8:36 a.m. EST outside the International Space Station airlock to install and deploy the eighth and final IROSA on the 3B channel of the space station, completing the power augmentation upgrades, The post Spacewalk Begins to Install Last Roll-Out Solar Array appeared first on NASA Science .
Astronauts Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency and Anil Menon from NASA initiated a spacewalk on 8:36 a.m. EST outside the International Space Station airlock. Their mission was to install and deploy the eighth and final Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the 3B channel of the space station, thereby completing the power augmentation upgrades.
The spacewalk activity is being broadcast via multiple platforms. For live streaming details, one can visit this link: https://www.nasa.gov/live. Kutryk, the first crew member, dons the suit adorned with red stripes, while Menon, the second crew member, wears an unmarked suit. For further updates on station activities, one can follow the space station blog, @space_station on X, along with the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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