NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 8:29 a.m. EDT on Aug. 18, 2026, according to NASA. The planned task was to replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on the orbiting laboratory.

Menon served as spacewalk crew member 1, wearing the suit with red stripes, while Adenot was crew member 2 in the unmarked suit. NASA said the spacewalk was being streamed on multiple platforms.

The agency directed readers to its live coverage page and station blog for further details on station activities.