Canadian astronaut to make country's first spacewalk in 7 years on Oct. 29

CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk will perform Canada's first spacewalk in seven years on Oct. 29 alongside NASA's Anil Menon. Across two EVAs they will install the seventh and eighth iROSA solar arrays, raising ISS power from 160 to about 215 kilowatts.

• The spacewalk starts at 8 a.m. EDT and lasts about 6 hours 45 minutes
• Two iROSA arrays will add roughly 30% to ISS power capacity
• Each array weighs 340 kg and unfolds in about 10 minutes
• The second spacewalk is scheduled no earlier than Nov. 5