WEBWIRE – Thursday, August 6, 2026
NASA is streaming live coverage as two NASA astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:35 a.m. EDT and last about six and a half hours. Watch online at: https://www.nasa.gov/live
During the spacewalk, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon will exit the stations Quest airlock to prepare the 3B power channel for the future installation of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA). The solar array, scheduled for delivery later this year, will be the seventh IROSA and will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.
Meir will serve as spacewalk crew member 1, wearing a suit with red stripes. Menon will serve as crew member 2, wearing an unmarked suit. This spacewalk will be Menons first and Meirs sixth.
It also will be the 281st spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog , @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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