Astronauts Install New Solar Array on International Space Station

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully completed a spacewalk on October 29, 2026, installing a new roll-out solar array on the International Space Station. The space station was 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of the photograph. The new array is part of a series of eight, which will increase the station's available power. The astronauts also performed get-ahead work for their next spacewalk, scheduled for November 5, 2026. The new solar array is one of the final components of the upgrade, with the eighth and final array to be installed during the upcoming spacewalk.