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NASA Astronauts Finish Seven-Hour ISS Spacewalk to Ready Power Channel for New Solar Arrays

The work clears the 2A channel for roll-out arrays to boost ISS power, supporting a safe deorbit.

Overview

  • Jessica Meir and Chris Williams concluded EVA 94 on March 18 after seven hours and two minutes outside the station.
  • Meir logged her fourth spacewalk and Williams completed his first during the operation.
  • The pair installed an electrical jumper on the 2A power channel and adjusted a battery-box bolt torque to prepare for future ROSA installation.
  • NASA deferred noncritical tasks—adding a Canadarm2 camera lens cover and performing an exterior microbial swab—to a later spacewalk.
  • Crew members took a light‑duty day for debrief and recovery, with EVA 95 scheduled to apply a matching upgrade on the 3B channel as part of the Redwire-developed ROSA program.