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  2. List of cumulative spacewalk records - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cumulative spacewalk records for the 30 astronauts who have the most extra-vehicular activity (EVA) time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The record is currently held by Anatoly Solovyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency , with 82:22 hours from 16 EVAs, followed by NASA 's Michael Lopez-Alegria with 67:40 hours in 10 EVAs.

  3. Extravehicular activity - Wikipedia

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    Astronaut Fei Junlong performing a spacewalk on the Tiangong Space Station China became the third country to independently carry out an EVA on September 27, 2008, during the Shenzhou 7 mission. Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed a 22-minute spacewalk wearing the Chinese-developed Feitian space suit , with taikonaut Liu Boming wearing the ...

  4. List of longest spacewalks - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the 23 longest spacewalks, also known as an extravehicular activity or EVA. "Agency" here refers to the organization under whose auspices the EVA was conducted (so a Swiss or Japanese astronaut would be listed under NASA if they wore NASA suits and were controlled by Mission Control Houston).

  5. ‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a ...

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    But the spacewalk appeared to go off without any major issues. Isaacman reported after taking his first glimpse outside the spacecraft, “Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from ...

  6. List of spacewalks and moonwalks 1965–1999 - Wikipedia

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    The spacewalkers had considerable difficulty closing the latches on the gyro doors, probably due to thermal expansion of the closure bolts. Working closely with engineers on the ground, the team was able to force the door to latch closed. Before re-entering the shuttle, they prepared the payload bay for the next EVA. [94] 118. STS-61 – EVA 2

  7. Why a billionaire just stuck his head out of a spacecraft ...

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    Hurtling through space at 17,500 miles per hour and surrounded by a vacuum that could kill him, Jared Isaacman opened the door.. If opened that hatch too early, then the entire mission may have ...

  8. China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk

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    The spacewalk, carried out by Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong outside the Tiangong space station in low-Earth orbit on Tuesday, was at least four minutes longer than the last record set by NASA ...

  9. Space Mirror Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Grissom, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, had flown twice before. White conducted the first US spacewalk on Gemini 4. Chaffee, a rookie, was a Group 3 recruit. Clifton Williams died in a T-38 training crash on October 5, 1967. Another Group 3 recruit, he was in the Apollo astronaut rotation, and would have been on the crew of Apollo 12. He ...