NASA plans Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2026, spacewalks to finish installing solar arrays

NASA previewed spacewalks planned for Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2026, to finish installing solar arrays. SpaceflightNow identifies NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk as the crew for both outings. The outlet reports that the final ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays are intended to increase station power generation and that some cable work can happen only during eclipse. Both outings were still upcoming in the Oct. 20 accounts.