ISS Spacewalk Features Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk

Science · First reported 28 Oct, 20:00 · Updated 12:30

Image: Wikimedia Commons · NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk are conducting a spacewalk to install and deploy a roll-out solar array, while another report highlights Kutryk’s spacewalk as Canada’s first in more than seven years.

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk are performing a spacewalk to install and deploy an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array.
Space.com reports that Kutryk’s Oct. 29 spacewalk would be the first by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years.
Both reports direct readers to watch the spacewalk live.

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Key facts

Astronauts named: Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk
Spacewalk date: Oct. 29 [23f092a0-4270-0fbd-9f4-992af8776533]
Stated purpose: Install and deploy an ISS Roll-Out Solar Array
Canadian milestone: First Canadian astronaut spacewalk in more than seven years, according to Space.com