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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk to perform his first spacewalk

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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to perform his first spacewalk today at 8 a.m. ET alongside NASA astronaut Anil Menon, aiming to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system by installing new solar panels on the station's truss structure. This marks Kutryk’s debut as only the fifth Canadian astronaut to conduct a spacewalk since David Saint-Jacques in 2019; the mission is expected to last nearly seven hours, with NASA flight engineers Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney assisting by operating the Canadarm 2 robotic arm.

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On October 29, 2026, Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut, conducted his first spacewalk alongside NASA astronaut Anil Menon as part of a mission to upgrade the International Space Station's power generation system. The seven-hour-long spacewalk began at 7:57 AM EDT and involved installing solar panels on the station’s port side truss structure, which serves as its structural backbone. This was Kutryk's debut in spacewalking, making him the fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk. Overwhelmed by the sight of Earth from space, Kutryk expressed that seeing his home planet "changed" him emotionally. The duo successfully installed seven out of eight new solar panels during this critical mission, marking a significant milestone in ISS maintenance and operations.

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Who wrote this

Erika Morris

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Topics

Canadarm Canadarm 2 Canadian Kutryk NASA

Subjects

Kutryk PERSON · 4× NASA ORG · 4× Menon PERSON · 3× Canadian NORP · 2× Anil Menon PERSON · 1× David Saint-Jacques PERSON · 1× Jessica Watkins PERSON · 1× Joshua Kutryk PERSON · 1× Luke Delaney PERSON · 1× SpaceX ORG · 1×

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The truss serves as the station’s structural backbone and supports major systems, including solar wings, radiators, power, data and temperature-control equipment.

framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29

🔮 Joshua Kutryk is set to become the fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk today.

2026-10-29 · The Globe and Mail

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk to perform his first spacewalk · assertive framing

2026-10-29 · Toronto Star

Kutryk to become fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk · assertive framing

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Joshua Kutryk is set to become the fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk today. asserted

Kutryk → set → spacewalk

Kutryk, along with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, will upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system. asserted

Kutryk → upgrade → system

The spacewalk is scheduled for 8 a.m. ET and expected to last nearly seven hours. asserted

spacewalk → schedule → ET

NASA says the two astronauts will install solar panels on the orbital outpost’s port side truss structure. asserted

astronauts → say → structure

The truss serves as the station’s structural backbone and supports major systems, including solar wings, radiators, power, data and temperature-control equipment. asserted

truss → serve → wings

NASA flight engineers Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney will assist the spacewalkers with the Canadarm 2 robotic arm. asserted

engineers → assist → arm

Kutryk is on his first mission in space and is expected to perform two spacewalks. asserted

Kutryk → expect → spacewalks

He is the first Canadian to perform a spacewalk since David Saint-Jacques in 2019. asserted

He → perform → 2019

In a blog post detailing the astronauts’ preparation for the mission, NASA says Menon and Kutryk will first release the rollout panels from an external pallet. asserted

Menon → detail → pallet

Menon will then attach himself to Canadarm 2, retrieve the panels, and ride the robotic arm to the installation site. asserted

Menon → attach → site

Meanwhile, Kutryk will stay tethered to the truss structure before joining Menon to complete the job. asserted

Kutryk → stay → job

Mission controllers will then activate the new solar panels. asserted

controllers → activate → panels

The SpaceX Crew 13 took off for the International Space Station on Oct. 1. asserted

Crew → take → Oct.

They will conduct health experiments, research and maintenance work during their six-month mission. asserted

They → conduct → mission