first spacewalk
Voskhod 2 milestone
The first spacewalk refers to the initial instance of a human exiting a spacecraft to work in the vacuum of space while protected only by a spacesuit.
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk in 1965, floating outside his Voskhod 2 capsule for about twelve minutes.
The term marks a historic milestone in space exploration: The first spacewalk proved humans could survive and function outside a spacecraft.
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- spacesuitPressurized garment for vacuum
- orbitCurved celestial path
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- Soviet SpaceSputnik, Vostok, Soyuz, cosmonaut, cosmonauts