On August 6, 2026, NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir completed a 6-hour, 27-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station - US Spacewalk 9…
With Christina Koch on October 18, 2019, Meir replaced a failed battery charge-discharge unit on the Port-6 truss - a 7h 17m EVA that made history.
After eight years as a NASA flight surgeon, Menon began astronaut candidate training in January 2022 following his 2021 selection.
On February 13, 2026, Meir launched commanding SpaceX Crew-12, arriving at the ISS the next day for her second spaceflight.
On March 18, 2026, Meir and Chris Williams (his first EVA) began the iROSA mounting-hardware campaign that August 6 would complete.
On June 30, 2026, Meir and Williams replaced a failed wrist joint on the station's robotic arm - a 7h 20m EVA.
On July 14, 2026, Menon launched with cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, joining the station for an eight-month mission.
On July 26, 2026, Roscosmos's Sergey Kud-Sverchkov handed command to Meir, officially starting Expedition 75.
August 6, 2026, 8:33 AM-3:00 PM EDT: the pair installed the final iROSA mounting hardware on power channel 3B in a 6h 27m EVA.
A carbon dioxide sensor on Menon's suit gave an unexpected reading late in EVA 96. Engineers are reviewing it before the next spacewalk.
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