Indian-Origin Astronaut Anil Menon Completes Final Solar Array Installation on ISS
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) alongside Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk on November 6. They installed the eighth and final roll-out solar array, enhancing the station's power capacity from 160 to about 215 kilowatts. The operation, part of a series of 18 spacewalks since 2021, involved Menon riding the station's robotic arm to position the array. This marks a significant upgrade to the ISS's power system.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–65/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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indiatoday broke this story on 5 Nov, 06:50 am. Other outlets followed.
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