New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- NASA astronaut Anil Menon is undertaking his fourth career spacewalk alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The mission marks the 100th US spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS), with the duo working to install a new roll-out solar array on the orbital laboratory.

With his fourth spacewalk, Menon ranks second to veteran NASA astronaut Sunita Williams among Indian-origin astronauts by number of spacewalks. Williams has completed nine spacewalks, totalling 62 hours and six minutes. Before the October 29 mission, Menon had completed three spacewalks, accumulating 19 hours and 20 minutes.

The latest mission is part of the continuing maintenance and upgrading o...