Spacewalk Milestones
The firsts of working outside a spacecraft.
6 entries.
First spacewalk — Alexei Leonov
1965-03-18 · about 12 minutes
On 18 March 1965, Alexei Leonov left the Voskhod 2 spacecraft to become the first human to perform a spacewalk (extravehicular activity).
Apollo 11 lunar EVA
1969-07-21 · about 2 hours 31 minutes
The Apollo 11 moonwalk was the first time humans walked on the surface of another world, as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin explored the Sea of Tranquility.
Apollo 15 lunar EVAs
1971-07
During Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin conducted the first extended lunar surface exploration using the Lunar Roving Vehicle, across three spacewalks.
First ISS assembly spacewalk
1998-12-07
The first spacewalks to assemble the International Space Station were carried out during the STS-88 mission, connecting the Unity and Zarya modules.
First Chinese spacewalk
2008-09-27
During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang performed the first spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut (taikonaut).
First all-female spacewalk
2019-10-18 · about 7 hours 17 minutes
On 18 October 2019, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir conducted the first spacewalk performed entirely by women, outside the International Space Station.