On October 29, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk completed a seven-hour, eleven-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Their main achievement was installing and deploying the seventh roll-out solar array. NASA says the final eighth array is planned for November 5. When all eight are in place, the upgraded system is expected to provide up to 30% more available power. The work strengthens an orbiting laboratory that has hosted continuous human activity for more than two decades. This GoodWorld summary was independently written from NASA’s October 29 mission update.
A seven-hour spacewalk gives the ISS a new boost of solar power
On October 29, two astronauts installed the seventh roll-out solar array on the International Space Station, adding power for its future operations.
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