#spacewalk

[birdsandrobots]

BIG SHOT

[humanoidhistory]

On this day in 1984, Bruce McCandless became the first human to fly untethered in space.

[vintagepromotions]

'A new triumph for the USSR! The Soviet man strides into space - Joy to us all!'

Poster in German celebrating the successful Voskhod 2 space mission crewed by cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov, wherein Leonov performed the first spacewalk (1965). Leonov's spacewalk lasted 12 minutes and 9 seconds.

[unbfacts]

NASA has officially announced astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams retired after 27 years. She logged 608 days in space, including a 286-day mission that started in June 2024 and ended in March 2025, and she set the women’s spacewalk-time record at 62 hours 6 minutes.

[doodlebug-qt]

Simon (who grew up in space) being asked by Grace if he's ever done a spacewalk before.

[cosmonautroger]

spacewalk

[gemini-enthusiast]

60 years ago today, on June 3, 1965, astronaut Ed White performed the first American spacewalk aboard Gemini IV. A test of man's ability to maneuver in space, White utilized both the attached tether and a small gas-propelled gun called the handheld self-maneuvering unit to control his movement in space. This critical first spacewalk, or EVA, would pave the way for longer, more complex spacewalks during the Gemini program, all in preparation for the EVAs of Apollo.

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