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Astronauts Finish Solar Power Upgrade

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Two astronauts worked outside the International Space Station on Thursday. They put a new solar panel on the station and opened it.

Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk did the job. The panel takes energy from the Sun to help power the station.

This was the eighth and last panel in a power upgrade. The work outside took almost seven hours, NASA said.

Source: NASA, 2026-11-05. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/11/05/spacewalkers-install-final-roll-out-solar-array/

Read and practise

1. What did the astronauts put on the station?

   1. A new telescope
   2. A new solar panel
   3. A new sleeping room

2. How many new panels were in the upgrade?

   1. Eight
   2. Seven
   3. Ten

Your turn

Who did the work and what does the panel help power?

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