Posted: Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 7:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
Spacewalking astronauts removed a broken antenna outside the International Space Station Tuesday but ran out of time to install its replacement. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot spent six hours and 23 minutes outside the ISS, working to remove an antenna used for space-to-ground communications. The astronauts ran into problems removing cables and unbolting the antenna, and controllers concluded there was not enough time for them to install its replacement. Another spacewalk is scheduled for next Tuesday, and station managers are studying whether to install the antenna on that spacewalk or proceed with previously planned maintenance tasks.

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