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Astronauts Complete ISS Solar Array Upgrade in Spacewalk

  • NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk completed a spacewalk on Nov. 5.
  • They installed the eighth and final iROSA on the ISS, enhancing its power system.
  • The spacewalk lasted approximately seven hours, starting at 8:30 a.m. EST.
  • The ISS was 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean during the spacewalk.
  • This marks the completion of the ISS solar array upgrade project.