{"id":353670,"date":"2026-03-19T03:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/353670\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T03:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:21:08","slug":"astronauts-install-solar-array-mod-kit-complete-spacewalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/353670\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts Install Solar Array Mod Kit, Complete Spacewalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fpeople%2Fjessica-u-meir%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cabigail.g.graf%40nasa.gov%7C9cf68fbe54d34209986a08de852ad318%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639094616138404584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q0o99qSQK%2Btd8pFVSvaZw9rjo1JHmkbWCJ4ZqzTqw18%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Meir<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fpeople%2Fnasa-astronaut-christopher-l-williams%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cabigail.g.graf%40nasa.gov%7C9cf68fbe54d34209986a08de852ad318%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639094616138429519%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lsvzMzlHvPgDy1anSqaEZ574PlqsHNjqLTznF9o9VRo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Williams<\/a> concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:54 p.m. EDT. It was Williams\u2019 first spacewalk and Meir\u2019s fourth.<\/p>\n<p>During the approximately seven-hour and two-minute spacewalk, Meir and Williams completed their primary objectives, which included preparing the 2A power channel. This work will enable the future installation of roll-out solar arrays to provide additional power for the orbiting laboratory, supporting critical systems and its safe, controlled deorbit.<\/p>\n<p>The duo also completed additional tasks, including installing a 2A power system jumper cable, and adjusting bolt torque on a battery box. The remaining tasks, including installing a lens cover on a camera attached to the station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm and swabbing for microorganisms near the Quest airlock, will be moved to a future spacewalk.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about station activities by following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/spacestation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">space station blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/space_station\" rel=\"nofollow\">@space_station<\/a> on X, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ISS\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ISS Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/G246xLa\/nasanews\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773890468_936_953024efdc924c6f64f63936007555957934d147d0248bbbc9670e69e388705a.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>March 18, 2026 4:14PM<\/p>\n<p>More from International Space Station<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:54 p.m.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[118998,61,1658,60,1659,82,247],"class_list":["post-353670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-expedition-74","tag-ie","tag-international-space-station-iss","tag-ireland","tag-iss-research","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}