SPACEWALK MISSION DESK

When is the next spacewalk?

Follow announced ISS spacewalks, recent Tiangong activity and the work astronauts do outside their stations. Check the crew, mission objective and original agency report before planning what to watch.

Sources reviewed 2026-10-19 UTC · Selected events, not a complete historical database.

OUTSIDE THE STATION

ISS Spacewalk

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StatusScheduled
Next EVA date2026-10-29Start time not announced in this update
CrewAnil Menon · Joshua Kutryk
Coverage & detailsOfficial ISS updates ↗

Install a roll-out solar array on the 2A power channel.

Sources reviewed 2026-10-19 UTC. Dates may change; this is a manually maintained schedule. Sources & timing

OUTSIDE THE STATION

Tiangong Spacewalk

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StatusDate not verified
Next EVA dateNot verifiedStart time not announced in this update
CrewAwaiting announcement

Sources reviewed 2026-10-19 UTC. Dates may change; this is a manually maintained schedule. Sources & timing

MISSION LOG

Upcoming & recent spacewalks

Browse announced missions and selected completed activities. A scheduled date is not confirmation that a spacewalk has begun.

Scheduled

US spacewalk 100

2026-10-29 · ISS

Anil Menon · Joshua Kutryk

Install a roll-out solar array on the 2A power channel.

Start time and planned duration not announced in the reviewed source.

Read official announcement ↗

Date-only reminder; start time to be confirmed.

Scheduled

US spacewalk 101

2026-11-05 · ISS

Anil Menon · Joshua Kutryk

Install a roll-out solar array on the 3B power channel.

Start time and planned duration not announced in the reviewed source.

Read official announcement ↗

Date-only reminder; start time to be confirmed.

Completed

Navigation & science maintenance

2026-09-01 · ISS

Jessica Meir · Sophie Adenot

Replaced a navigation reflector and camera; collected exterior samples.

Duration: 6 hours 49 minutes

Read official completion report ↗

Completed

Shenzhou-23 exterior maintenance

2026-08-28 · Tiangong

Zhu Yangzhu · Zhang Zhiyuan

Repaired a solar wing and installed protection against space debris.

Duration: approximately 5.5 hours

Read official completion report ↗

Sources, timing and updates

Mission dates, crew names and completed activities on this page are maintained from the agency announcements linked on each card. The review date identifies when those specific sources were checked. This selected log does not claim to include every EVA or every subsequent schedule change.

A date without a published start time is shown as a date only. Its calendar download is an all-day, tentative reminder, not a prediction of airlock opening. When an exact scheduled start is available, the panel can show UTC, the site's saved observing time zone and a countdown. A countdown reaching zero never changes a mission to “In progress”. That status requires a verified start report.

Spacewalk times can shift as crews prepare equipment or mission controllers change the plan. Check the NASA coverage schedule for ISS broadcasts and the China Manned Space Agency for Tiangong reports. A link to an agency's coverage page does not mean a broadcast is currently live.

The station maps calculate orbital positions. They do not locate individual astronauts moving around a station. Use ISS tracking or Tiangong tracking to follow the station, and use the mission reports here to understand the outside work.

Spacewalk questions

What does EVA mean?

EVA means extravehicular activity: work outside a spacecraft. Spacewalks let crews service equipment and carry out tasks that cannot be completed from inside. NASA's spacewalk explainer introduces how astronauts prepare and work outside.

Why is there no countdown for some events?

A confirmed date does not establish an exact start time. Showing hours and seconds would suggest a precision the source does not provide. The date remains useful for planning, with the official announcement linked for later updates.

Does “date not verified” mean no spacewalk is planned?

No. It means this update does not contain a verified next date for that station. An agency may announce details later or report an operation after it has finished.

Can I see the astronauts from the ground?

The station tracker is for following the spacecraft's orbit and local passes. It does not show astronauts as separate visible targets. Watching an official broadcast is a different activity from observing a station pass in the sky.

Why are there no all-time totals here?

This first release contains a selected, source-linked mission log. Adding its rows would not produce a reliable total for all spacewalks. Historical totals and records need a separately checked database and a clear counting method.