NASA astronaut Anil Menon completes maiden ISS spacewalk

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon has completed his first spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). Menon and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir complete US Spacewalk 96, comprising 6 hours and 27 minutes outside the ISS.

US Spacewalk 96 and EVA (Extravehicular Activity):

Dimension	Key Details
Primary task	US Spacewalk 96 mandates preparation of the ISS 3B power channel for future upgrades.
Upgrade enabled	Preparation of the 3B power channel authorises installation of additional International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA).
IROSA utility	IROSA provides for more electricity to the ageing orbital laboratory.
Electricity usage	Additional electricity provides for powering ISS systems and supporting eventual safe and controlled deorbit.
Definition and terminology	A spacewalk comprises any time an astronaut or cosmonaut leaves a spacecraft to operate outside in outer space; it is also called an EVA, and EVA comprises extravehicular activity.
Operational conditions and capability	Outside the ISS, spacesuits provide for oxygen, temperature control, and protection in the vacuum of space; spacewalks provide for repairing satellites or spacecraft in space instead of bringing them back to Earth to fix.