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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon conducts his first spacewalk from the ISS, a 6.5‑hour EVA with Jessica Meir to install hardware on the 3B power channel for the next Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA), part of NASA’s effort to boost ISS power and extend its life; three more spacewalks are planned in August.
Astronaut Anil Menon snapped a striking photo of a super typhoon swirling above the Pacific from the International Space Station’s Cupola using an iPhone; the storm, likely Super Typhoon Dolphin, reached Category 5 and is headed toward Japan, with Okinawa warned. NASA has allowed iPhones on missions since February 2026, with Artemis II crew using them for selfies and updates, though there’s no cellular service in space; the ISS does have Wi‑Fi for emails and calls.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon photographed a massive typhoon swirling over the Pacific Ocean from the ISS cupola on Aug. 2, 2026, using an iPhone; the image highlights Earth’s power and shows how astronauts can capture stunning space‑born Earth photos, with the storm likely being Super Typhoon Dolphin, downgraded to a category 3 as it heads toward Okinawa. The piece also notes ongoing advances in astronaut photography and mentions NASA’s plan to retire the ISS around 2030.
After years of NASA rejections and a pivot to SpaceX, flight surgeon Anil Menon finally becomes an astronaut and launches into space, with his wife Anna, who previously flew Polaris Dawn, also part of the journey. The story highlights perseverance as the Menon family pursues spaceflight—from Baikonur to the stars.
NASA will hold a 1:45 p.m. EDT media briefing at Johnson Space Center on April 29 to preview Anil Menon’s first spaceflight to the ISS aboard Soyuz MS-29, targeted for July 14 for an eight‑month stay as part of Expeditions 74/75; interviews follow, with in-person access for U.S. media and virtual options for international participants, and accreditation details provided.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon is set for his first space station mission in June 2026, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to spend about eight months aboard the ISS, conducting scientific research to support future space exploration and benefit humanity.
St. Paul Academy graduate Anil Menon fulfills his childhood dream by becoming one of NASA's newest astronauts at the age of 47, after completing two years of training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. With a background in neurobiology and experience as an emergency medicine physician and flight surgeon for NASA and medical director for SpaceX, Menon is now eligible for flight assignments, potentially including trips to the moon and missions to the International Space Station, after being selected from a pool of over 12,000 applicants.