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Loading contentThe firsts of working outside a spacecraft.
6 entries.
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).
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.
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.
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.
2008-09-27
During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, Zhai Zhigang performed the first spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut (taikonaut).
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.