Astronaut Joshua Kutryk, of Canada, waves as he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk says seeing Earth during spacewalk ‘changed’ him
Oct 30, 2026 | 8:22 AM
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LONGUEUIL — Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk says he was overwhelmed with emotion looking at the Earth during a seven-hour spacewalk on Thursday.
Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully installed seven of eight new solar panels on the International Space Station during the spacewalk.
Speaking to media Friday morning, Kutryk said the experience changed him.
He described seeing the Earth while hovering in the vacuum of space as very confusing and a sensory overload.
