NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk went outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install and deploy an IROSA solar array. The spacewalk was broadcast live, as shown by The Guardian.
IROSA, or International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array, is a rollable solar array that unfurls like a scroll. Such arrays provide the station with electricity, and installing them is a typical task during spacewalks. During the operation, the astronauts were to secure the array to the station's external structure and fully deploy it.
This was a spacewalk carried out by two astronauts from different space agencies working on the same station. CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk was also to become the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk in seven years. According to Space.com, a similar spacewalk had been scheduled for October 29, and it could be watched live.
The International Space Station is a joint project of several countries and is used for microgravity research as well as for testing technologies needed for future missions. Spacewalks, during which astronauts work on the station's external structures, are among the most complex operations in orbit and require meticulous preparation on Earth.
The spacewalk took place on October 29, 2026, and its live broadcast allowed viewers to follow the astronauts' work in real time. The source package contains no data on the duration of the spacewalk, the final results of the array deployment, or comments from agency representatives, so these details are not included in the article.
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