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

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

From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Anil Menon of NASA work together during a six‑hour, 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Adenot worked at the Z1 truss segment while Menon rode the Canadarm2 robotic arm and carried a space-to-ground antenna that the duo later tied down to the Z1. 

NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon on a spacewalk working on a space-to-ground antenna.

European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Expedition 75 flight engineer on a spacewalk.

European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Expedition 75 flight engineer on a spacewalk during orbital night.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock with her helmet visor down as she nears the end of a six‑hour, 23‑minute spacewalk.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock as she nears the end of a six‑hour, 23‑minute spacewalk.

European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 74 flight engineer Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the Quest airlock preparing to try on a spacesuit to verify its comfort, mobility, and functionality. Adenot was conducting an on-orbit fit verification of the suit before conducting her first spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.

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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.

Image Credits: NASA's Johnson Space Center/J. Hathaway/A. Menon/S. Adenot/Roscosmos/Anna Kikina
Image Dates: July 28-Aug. 6, 2026

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