NASA announced the installation and deployment of the seventh iROSA solar array on the International Space Station on 29 October 2026, during a spacewalk lasting seven hours and 11 minutes.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk carried out the work on power channel 2A to provide additional electricity for station operations.
According to the agency, the astronauts also completed preparations for another spacewalk planned for 5 November to install the eighth and final array of this type. That date remains an announced plan; the completed installation confirmed in this update is the seventh array.
Sources and verification
Spacewalkers Install Roll-Out Solar Array for Power GenerationBased on the NASA update linked below, checked on 30 October 2026. This is an attributed agency announcement, not independent field reporting. The next installation remains a plan.