Astronaut Joshua Kutryk, of Canada, leaves the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk set to carry out second spacewalk
Nov 5, 2026 | 3:00 AM
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to venture outside the International Space Station today for his second spacewalk in two weeks.
On Oct. 29, Kutryk became the fifth Canadian to perform the feat when he and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully installed seven of eight new solar arrays needed to upgrade the station’s power capacity.
The duo will install the eighth and final solar array today on the starboard side of the truss, which serves as the station’s structural backbone.
The Canadian Space Agency says spacewalks are among the most difficult and dangerous tasks for astronauts, but are needed to repair or install equipment or carry out manual work.
