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ISS astronauts install seventh of eight upgraded solar arrays in 7-hour spacewalk

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk spent seven hours and 11 minutes outside the International Space Station installing and unfurling its seventh new roll-out solar array. The upgrade is intended to support the outpost’s power needs through its planned retirement in 2030; the EVA also marked the 100th U.S. ISS spacewalk under the stated counting method.

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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk to conduct first Canadian spacewalk in more than seven years on Oct. 29

Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station on Oct. 29, marking the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years. The event will be broadcast live, according to the report.

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Voyager to manage Interstellar Lab plant-growth experiment on the ISS

Voyager will manage Interstellar Lab’s BioPod EDEN ISS experiment, which will study plant growth in microgravity. The work is intended to inform future space agriculture, linking an ISS research project with technologies for growing plants beyond Earth.

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Australia counters ESA’s offer for ISS mission seat for astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Australia has submitted a counteroffer to the European Space Agency over the cost of sending astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg on a mission to the International Space Station. The proposed funding has drawn domestic criticism, with the government accused of haggling over the price of the historic mission.

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Australia Counters ESA’s Offer for Mission to ISS for Bennell-Pegg

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Discovery launches Harmony module to the ISS on STS-120

On Oct. 23, 2007, NASA’s space shuttle Discovery carried the Harmony module to the International Space Station on mission STS-120. The launch marked the start of Harmony’s journey to the station, where the module became part of its expanding orbital infrastructure.

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Dragon delivers cargo to the ISS as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13

Expedition 75 received four new crew members aboard the International Space Station at the beginning of October, as Crew-12 departed and handed over to Crew-13. A Dragon spacecraft also brought new cargo to the orbiting outpost, supporting its continuing crewed operations.

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SpaceX CRS-35 delivers 6,300 pounds of supplies, research and solar arrays to the ISS

Dragon launched Oct. 13 and docked with the International Space Station on Oct. 15, delivering more than 6,300 pounds of cargo for the Expedition 75 crew. The payload includes supplies, solar arrays and experiments involving brain models, 3D heart tissue and artificial-retina technology, with potential applications for medical research on Earth.