Williams & Meir on Second Spacewalk | International Space Station

Williams & Meir on Second Spacewalk | International Space Station

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Chris Williams playfully flexes for a portrait during a seven‑hour‑and‑20‑minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Jessica Meir is pictured outsie of the International Space Station during a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Jessica Meir smiles for an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Jessica Meir is pictured attached to an articulating portable foot restraint during a seven‑hour‑and‑20‑minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm.

NASA astronauts (at center, from left) Jessica Meir and Chris Williams work outside the International Space Station during a seven-hour and 20-minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. This was the second spacewalk the duo performed together, Meir's fifth, and Williams' second.

NASA astronaut Chris Williams works outside the International Space Station during a seven-hour and 20-minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. This was Williams' second spacewalk.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, pose with their spacesuits inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock. The following day, Meir and Williams wore the suits and exited Quest to conduct a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk and replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock while preparing their spacesuits. The following day, Meir and Williams wore the suits and exited Quest to conduct a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk and replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

Expedition 74 flight engineers and NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir concluded their second spacewalk together on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, after successfully replacing a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The duo spent seven hours and 20 minutes on Canadarm2’s fourth repair job since its installation on April 26, 2001. Initial checkouts of the arm by flight controllers on the ground indicate the arm is functioning well and additional checkouts and verification will continue in the coming days.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Chris Williams

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: NASA/JSC

Dates: June 29-30, 2026

Release Date: July 1, 2026

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