Spacewalkers Wrap Up Space Station Solar Power Upgrade

A roll-out solar array unfurls after spacewalkers Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon installed it on the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure completing the upgrade of the orbital outpost’s power generation system.

A Roll-Out Solar Array unfurls after spacewalkers Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon installed it on the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—Two astronauts completed a 5 1/2-year effort on Nov. 5 to augment the International Space Station’s (ISS) solar power generation during a 7-hr. spacewalk. With some drama, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk finished the installation of the eighth and...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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