NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:27 a.m. EDT on Aug. 25, 2026, outside the International Space Station, according to NASA. The planned task was to replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on the orbiting laboratory.

Menon was designated spacewalk crew member 1 and wore the suit with red stripes, while Adenot was crew member 2 in the unmarked suit. NASA said the spacewalk was being streamed through various platforms.

The report was published on Aug. 25, 2026. The spacewalk's start time is a source-date detail; the report did not state a planned duration or whether the antenna replacement had been completed.