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Spacewalk’s No. 100 for US From International Space Station
The seven-hour, 11-minute spacewalk added the station’s seventh roll-out solar array and helped prepare the ISS for future deorbit operations.
- NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk completed the 100th spacewalk from the International Space Station, installing a new roll-out solar array on the port-side truss structure.
- Menon rode the Canadarm2 robotic arm to transport the rolled-up array to its installation site, while Kutryk maneuvered along the truss structure tethered to the ISS during seven hours and 11 minutes of work.
- After attaching the hardware, the astronauts released tension bolts, allowing the array to unfurl in around 10 minutes; Expedition flight engineer Menon captured a "space selfie" while working.
- This installation marks the seventh roll-out solar array added to the station, designed to boost power-generating capacity as NASA prepares the ISS for its eventual safe and controlled deorbit after over 25 years of operation.
- The successful mission demonstrates ongoing international cooperation as the agency maintains the station's vital systems, ensuring humanity continues conducting research in the unique vacuum of space.
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The astronauts working at the International Space Station (ISS) returned to the orbital laboratory after having entered outer space for many hours.
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