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Spacewalkers Exit Station for Solar Array Mod Kit Install [1]

['Mark A. Garcia']

Date: 2026-03-18  

Spacewalkers Exit Station for Solar Array Mod Kit Install

From left, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams are conducting a spacewalk to install a modification kit and route cables on the port side of the International Space Station where a new roll-out solar array will be attached on a future spacewalk. NASA

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams began a spacewalk at 8:52 a.m. EDT to prepare the 2A power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays. Once installed, the arrays will provide additional power for the orbiting laboratory, supporting critical systems and its safe, controlled deorbit.

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Meir is spacewalk crew member 1, wearing a suit with red stripes. Williams is crew member 2, wearing an unmarked suit.

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