{
  "id": 14533023,
  "title": "NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/nasa-to-host-news-conference-previewing-us-spacewalks-100-101",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T20:13:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA",
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    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-host-news-conference-previewing-us-spacewalks-100-101/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA is set to host a news conference on October 20 to preview two upcoming spacewalks aimed at enhancing the International Space Station's power system. The event will take place at 2 p.m. EDT from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and will be streamed online through various platforms. Media representatives interested in attending in person must contact the Johnson newsroom by 3 p.m. on October 19. Those joining remotely should request dial-in instructions by the same deadline. Questions from the media must be submitted by dialing in 15 minutes prior to the start of the conference.\n\nDuring the first spacewalk on October 29, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk will install and deploy the seventh International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) on the 2A electrical power channel. This array will augment power to support critical station functions, including safe deorbit. The following day, on November 5, Menon and Kutryk will perform the same tasks on the 3B channel, completing the power augmentation upgrades. Together, the eight roll-out solar arrays will increase the station's power capacity by up to 30%, boosting its electric power generation from 160 kilowatts to approximately 215 kilowatts.\n\nThese spacewalks will be the 285th and 286th conducted in support of the space station's assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. Additional coverage details about the U.S. spacewalks 100 and 101 will be shared closer to each operation on NASA's live events webpage and the space station blog.",
  "summary": "NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream the event through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA participants […]",
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        "outlet": "NASA Science",
        "title": "NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/nasa-to-host-news-conference-previewing-us-spacewalks-100-101-14539983",
        "published": "2026-10-14T20:13:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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