Kutryk Completes Second ISS Spacewalk Installing Final Solar Array in 30 Percent Power Upgrade Campaign

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed a six-hour and 59-minute spacewalk on November 5, 2026, successfully installing the eighth and final roll-out solar array aboard the International Space Station.

• A multi-year power modernization: Initiated in 2021, the campaign replaced aging solar equipment to restore and fortify power capacity 400 kilometres above Earth.
• Milestone for Canadian space operations: Kutryk became the fifth Canadian to walk in space, executing two excursions within eight days supported by ground capcom Jenni Gibbons and the Canadarm2 robotic system.
• Crew-13 mission execution: The deployment represents a core operational objective of Kutryk's six-month expedition aboard the orbital laboratory following his launch on October 1, 2026.

With its refreshed power grid fully operational, the station enters its final operational decade equipped to support high-density industrial research and next-generation commercial habitats.