Spacewalkers Install Final Roll-Out Solar Array
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:35 p.m. EST. The post Spacewalkers Install Final Roll-Out Solar Array appeared first on NASA Science .
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk successfully installed the final Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk. The arrays were installed on the ISS's starboard truss structure, completing the power generation system upgrade. The mission lasted six hours and 59 minutes, concluding at 3:35 p.m. EST. Prior to this, the astronauts had spent 18 spacewalks preparing for the installation of the eight arrays.
The IROSA arrays collectively increased the ISS's power generation capacity from 160 kilowatts to approximately 215 kilowatts.
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