
NASA Completes ISS Solar Panel Expansion with Final Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk conducted a spacewalk on November 5, successfully installing the eighth and final rollable solar panel on the International Space Station (ISS). This completion increases the station's power generation capacity by up to 30%, from 160 to around 215 kilowatts. The spacewalk lasted approximately seven hours and marked the 101st U.S. spacewalk and the 286th dedicated to ISS assembly, maintenance, and improvements.5 sourcesSee all sources