Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk Captures Spacewalk Photo Above the South Atlantic

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk posed for a photograph during a spacewalk on October 29, 2026, while he and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed a roll-out solar array at the International Space Station and completed preparation for a later spacewalk.

Key details

• The spacewalk took place on October 29, 2026.
• The station was approximately 430 kilometers (267 miles) above the South Atlantic Ocean when the photograph was taken.
• The spacewalk was described as the first Canadian spacewalk since 2019.
• Kutryk and Menon were scheduled for another spacewalk on November 5 to install the eighth and final roll-out solar array.
• NASA officials said the eight arrays would increase the station’s available power by 30 percent.

The International Space Station was about 430 kilometers (267 miles) above the South Atlantic Ocean when Kutryk’s spacewalk photo was taken.