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NASA and ESA astronauts complete 6.5-hour ISS spacewalk to install replacement antenna

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Aug. 25, installing a replacement Space-to-Ground antenna outside the International Space Station. The task followed their Aug. 18 removal of a faulty antenna and concluded with the spacewalkers returning inside at 2:57 p.m. EDT.

Discovered 2026-08-25T07:05:21.065593-07:00 | 2026-08-25T07:05:21.065593-07:00

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The replacement restores a critical Space-to-Ground communications capability on the ISS after astronauts removed a faulty antenna during an Aug. 18 spacewalk.
The 6.5-hour operation demonstrates continued NASA-ESA cooperation in maintaining the station’s external systems.
The work is part of Expedition 75 operations and involved astronauts from NASA and ESA completing a two-stage antenna repair.

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