Overview
- NASA and ESA astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot conducted EVA‑98 on Tuesday, Aug. 25 to install a spare Ku‑band Space‑to‑Ground antenna on the International Space Station.
- The installation finished a repair begun on Aug. 18 when the pair removed the failed SGANT but ran out of time because bolts and electrical connectors were stuck.
- Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway supported the spacewalk from inside the station and operated Canadarm2 to position and secure the replacement antenna.
- Agencies streamed live coverage of the EVA, which was planned to last about six and a half hours, and outlets reported that the new antenna restored communications redundancy.
- Restoring the second Ku‑band path matters because those antennas carry high‑speed telemetry and science data to Mission Control and help navigation for visiting spacecraft, and the repair highlights ongoing maintenance needs for the aging ISS.