CrewAugust 18, 2026

Astronauts remove failed station antenna during spacewalk

Expedition 75 crew members uninstalled a faulty space-to-ground antenna outside the International Space Station, though time ran out before installing the replacement.

NASA astronaut is pictured during a spacewalk
NASA astronaut is pictured during a spacewalk · NASA/JSC, Public domain (NASA)

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on August 18. During the outing, the astronauts successfully uninstalled a failed Space-to-Ground antenna on the station exterior.

Due to time constraints, the crew was unable to install the spare antenna before ending the spacewalk. The spacewalk was the second for Menon and the first for Adenot, who became the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.

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