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ISS spacewalk to fix Canadarm2 spotlights concerns about station spares and suits

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View of a spacecraft docked at the ISS above Earth with visible solar panels.

NASA will send two astronauts on a June 30 spacewalk to replace a malfunctioning joint on Canadarm2. The repair is routine in scope but comes as an independent advisory panel warns the station’s spare parts, spacesuits and margin for error are growing thin as the ISS approaches its planned 2030 retirement.

NASA tests FIFA World Cup 2026 ball on the ISS: what the microgravity experiments reveal about soccer ball design

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Image of the International Space Station floating above Earth with visible solar panels.

NASA took a FIFA World Cup 2026 match ball onto the International Space Station to study how mass distribution and spin affect flight. The microgravity tests tie into earlier wind-tunnel and ISS experiments that help engineers account for embedded sensors and improve flight predictability.