{
  "id": 14539983,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T20:13:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-host-news-conference-previewing-us-spacewalks-100-101/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA will host a news conference on Oct. 20 to preview two upcoming spacewalks aimed at installing solar arrays and augmenting the power system of the International Space Station (ISS). The event, set for 2 p.m. EDT, will be streamed across multiple platforms and accessible to US media in person and US media via phone. Media interested in attending in person must contact the Johnson newsroom by 3 p.m. on Oct. 19. US spacewalk 100 is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, where NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk will install the seventh IROSA (International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array) on the 2A electrical power channel. The final spacewalk, US spacewalk 101, will occur on Nov. 5, with Menon and Kutryk installing the eighth and final IROSA on the 3B channel, completing the power augmentation upgrades. These two additional roll-out solar arrays will boost the station's power generation capacity by up to 30%, increasing its electric power generation from 160 kilowatts to approximately 215 kilowatts. The spacewalks represent the 285th and 286th conducted in support of ISS assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.",
  "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 […] The post NASA to Host…",
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        "outlet": "NASA",
        "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",
        "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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