Kutryk and Menon Complete Final ISS Solar Array Spacewalk

A six-hour, 59-minute spacewalk by Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed the International Space Station’s solar-array upgrade programme, which began in 2021 to increase the station’s power-generation capacity, according to the Canadian Space Agency.

Editorial·November 6, 2026·reads: 699

Kutryk and Menon Complete Final ISS Solar Array Spacewalk

The operation took place earlier today. It was Kutryk’s second spacewalk and came seven days after his previous one on October 29. Installing the latest array marked the end of the programme.

The technology was first tested less than a decade ago. The arrays are helping the ISS generate more power, supporting additional scientific research aboard the station and extending its operational capabilities. The technology is also providing information that could help inform solar-power systems for future space missions.

Kutryk highlighted the work of Menon, fellow crew members inside the station and NASA and CSA teams on the ground, describing them as “masters of their craft.”

NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins operated the Canadarm2 robotic arm aboard the ISS, positioning it to assist Kutryk and Menon. CSA astronaut Jenni Gibbons served as capsule communicator (Capcom) from NASA’s Johnson Space Centre. Robotic operators from NASA and CSA in Houston and Longueuil monitored Canadarm2’s movements.