Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply
Image: Spaceflight Now
Machine-written summary, checked against the sources below
Astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the eighth and final new solar array outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk, overcoming an unexpected power snag. The work completed a five-year upgrade effort intended to keep the station running through its planned retirement in 2030.
Spacewalking astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the last of eight new solar arrays outside the International Space Station Thursday, working through an unexpected power snag to complete a five-year upgrade designed to keep the orbiting laboratory running through its retirement in 2030.
Summary by Spaceflight Now