Two NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir (veteran) and first-time spacewalker Anil Menon, will perform a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 6. Live coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET, with the planned exit around 8:35 a.m. ET and an expected duration of under seven hours. The pair will modify the station’s 3B power channel to prepare for a new solar array installation later in 2026.
Watch Live Aug. 6: Jessica Meir and Anil Menon To Perform ISS Spacewalk
From left, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov participate in a training session at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, ahead of their upcoming mission to the International Space Station.(Provided by NASA/Josh Valcarcel)
Two NASA astronauts will suit up and step outside the International Space Station (ISS) for a planned spacewalk on Thursday, Aug. 6. NASA and its commercial partners will stream live coverage so the public can follow the operation in real time.
When To Watch
Live coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET on Aug. 6. The two astronauts are scheduled to exit the station at about 8:35 a.m. ET, and the excursion is expected to last under seven hours.
Where To Watch
NASA will stream the event on the free NASA+ app and provide feeds on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube. Netflix, which streamed the previous spacewalk, will not carry a livestream for this event.
Who Is Going Out
Veteran NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will make her sixth career spacewalk. She will be joined by fellow NASA astronaut Anil Menon, who arrived at the station in July and will perform his first spaceflight extravehicular activity. Meir will wear a suit with red stripes; Menon's suit will be unmarked, per NASA.
What They Will Do
Designated U.S. Spacewalk 96 (the 281st spacewalk in ISS history), this outing will focus on modifying the station’s 3B power channel to prepare for the installation of a new solar array later in 2026.
About the Station and Crew
The ISS has operated in low-Earth orbit for more than 25 years—usually about 260 miles above Earth—and serves as a microgravity laboratory for scientific research and commercial missions. The station is managed by an international partnership that includes NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, JAXA and the Canadian Space Agency.
Seven crew members assigned to Expedition 75 currently live and work aboard the ISS. Among them are the four Crew-12 crewmates who docked in mid-February: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway (both NASA), ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Anil Menon arrived in mid-July aboard a Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft with Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina for an approximately eight-month mission.
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NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026.(Provided by NASA/Robert Markowitz)
Astronaut Anil Menon fist bumps NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman while in quarantine ahead of a July 14 launch to the International Space Station.(Provided by NASA)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina pose for a photograph following a July 13 press conference ahead of the Soyuz MS-29 expedition to the International Space Station, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon attends a July 13 press conference ahead of the Soyuz MS-29 expedition to the International Space Station.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon waves July 14 before boarding a bus heading for a pre-launch preparations ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon reacts in a bus heading for a pre-launch preparations July 14 ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov gesture before boarding a bus July 14 for pre-launch preparations ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
The International Space Station (ISS) crew member NASA astronaut Anil Menon waves July 14 as he boards the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, gesture as they board the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for a July 14 launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew are heading for an eight-month stay at the International Space Station.(Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, Soyuz MS-29 prime crew members, pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.(Provided by GCTC via NASA)
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke inserts a cryogenic storage unit containing research samples into a science freezer for preservation and later analysis on the International Space Station.(NASA)
This view of Earth was captured from a window on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as it approached the International Space Station.(SpaceX via NASA)
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim practice using a robotic arm on the Destiny laboratory module’s robotics workstation on the International Space Station. Kim used the device in September to capture Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft as it arrived at the outpost.(NASA)
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured in the grips of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm following its capture.(NASA)
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov conducts a spacewalk Oct. 16 outside the International Space Station.(Oleg Platonov/Roscosmos/Handout via Reuters)
The International Space Station is seen from the Crew 8 SpaceX Dragon during undocking in October 2024.(Provided by NASA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The International Space Station as seen in Nov. 2021 from astronauts aboard a SpaceX Dragon.(Provided by NASA/Thomas Pesquet/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
This still from a video captured by NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, a member of Crew-11, from the International Space Station shows auroras above the South Pacific Ocean. Cardman took the footage from a SpaceX Dragon capsule that was docked at the time.(Zena Cardman/NASA)
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is pictured Thursday, Jan. 30 during her second spacewalk of the month. In this photo, Williams is attached to the tip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as the International Space Station orbits 260 miles above Earth.(NASA)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the vestibule between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Clockwise from left, are NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.(NASA)
The International Space Station is pictured from inside a window aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.(Provided by NASA)
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.(Provided by NASA)
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.(Provided by NASA)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is pictured June 30 outside of the International Space Station during a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot assists NASA astronaut Chris Williams as he tries on his spacesuit, testing its comfort and mobility as well as its communications and life support systems ahead of a spacewalk planned for June 30, 2026.(Provided by NASA)
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (top) and Chris Williams are pictured during a spacewalk on March 18, 2026, to complete the installation of a solar array modification kit on the International Space Station.(NASA/Jack Hathaway)
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is pictured outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk to complete the build and installation of a solar array modification kit on March 18, 2026. It was William’s first spacewalk of his career, and the 278th in support of space station maintenance, upgrades, and assembly.(NASA/Jessica Meir)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waves at the camera during a seven-hour, two-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on March 18, 2026.(Provided by NASA)
NASA astronaut Chris Williams smiles at the camera while conducting a spacewalk March 18, 2026 outside the International Space Station. Credit:(NASA/Jessica Meir)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir installs a roll-out solar array modification kit to the exterior of the International Space Station during the 278th spacewalk on March 18, 2026.(NASA/Chris Williams)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir tries on her spacesuit June 23 inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. Meir was preparing for a spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, planned for June 30, 2026(Provided by NASA)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is pictured June 30 outside of the International Space Station during a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm.(Provided by NASA/Chris Williams)
NASA astronaut Chris Williams uses a pistol grip tool during a June 30 spacewalk to repair the malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.(Provided by NASA)
The four crew members representing NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, Crew-12 Pilot and Commander respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot.(NASA/James Blair)
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for a crew portrait in their pressure suits at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, Pilot and Commander respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot.(Provided by SpaceX)
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for a crew portrait inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot.(Provided by SpaceX)
From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launching to the International Space Station in February.(Provided by SpaceX)
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, Commander and Pilot respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot.(Provided by NASA)
Crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, from left to right, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrive Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-12 mission is slated to launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11.(NASA/Kim Shiflett)
Crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, participate in a news conference from Astronaut Crew Quarters inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.(Provided by NASA)
Pilot Jack Hathaway, a Navy pilot from Connecticut who is making his first spaceflight after he was selected as part of the 2021 NASA astronaut class.(Provided by NASA)
Mission commander Jessica Meir, a marine biologist from Maine who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013 and is making her second trip to the space station.(Provided by NASA)
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