Expedition 75: Menon & Adenot on Spacewalk | International Space Station

Expedition 75: Menon & Adenot on Spacewalk | International Space Station

From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA) work together during a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon of NASA exits the International Space Station’s Quest airlock after beginning a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk.

From top, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA) are suited up inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock preparing for a spacewalk.

From top, Expedition 75 flight engineers Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Anil Menon of NASA are suited up inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock preparing for a spacewalk.

Expedition 75 flight engineers Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA) practices suiting up three days before her first spacewalk

Flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA) completed a six-hour and 23-minute spacewalk on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. During their extravehicular activity (EVA), the duo finished the removal of a failed space-to-ground antenna and performed a long-duration tie down of the unit on the space station truss structure. The crew members needed more time than expected to disconnect electrical cables and loosen bolts, delaying work to install a replacement antenna. The installation work is expected to be undertaken during another spacewalk.

U.S. Spacewalk 97 was Menon’s second career spacewalk and first for Adenot. She is the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk. It also was the 282nd spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.

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Expedition 75 Crew
Station Commander: Jessica Meir
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Anna Kikina, Pyotr Dubrov

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon

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.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Image Date: Aug. 18, 2026

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