Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk prepares for second ISS spacewalk
Joshua Kutryk will conduct a second spacewalk on the International Space Station to install the final solar array, completing the upgrade begun two weeks earlier.
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to perform a second spacewalk outside the International Space Station today, continuing work that began two weeks ago. On Oct. 29, Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed seven of eight new solar arrays intended to boost the station’s power capacity, making Kutryk the fifth Canadian to conduct a spacewalk.
The pair will attach the eighth and final solar array to the starboard side of the truss, the station’s primary structural framework. The Canadian Space Agency notes that spacewalks are among the most challenging and hazardous tasks for astronauts, but are essential for repairing, installing equipment and carrying out manual operations.