spacewalking
Outside the spacecraft
Spacewalking is the activity of moving outside a spacecraft while in orbit, properly called extravehicular activity (EVA).
Astronauts spacewalk to repair equipment, conduct experiments, or construct structures like the International Space Station: The crew spent six hours spacewalking to replace a solar panel.
The term evokes the surreal image of floating untethered in the void.
Pressurized garment for vacuum
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
maneuvering · orbit · vacuum · handrail · oxygen · helmet · gloves · boots
Extremely weak gravitational force
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- zero-gInformal term for weightlessness
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- tetherFastening cord for animals
maneuvering · jetpack · thruster · propulsion · weightless · free-fall · hover · glide
Renowned astronomer's surname
- ISSOrbiting multinational research facility
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- moduleIndependent functional component
- toolDevice for a task
wrench · maintenance · installation · replacement · satellite · battery · gyroscope · component
Scattered broken fragments
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- micrometeoriteMinute extraterrestrial surface grain
- decompressionReduction of pressure
fatigue · hypoxia · emergency · abort · rescue · contingency · malfunction · leak
spacesuit
Pressurized garment for vacuum
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
EVA · maneuvering · orbit · vacuum · handrail · oxygen · helmet · gloves · boots · visor
microgravity
Extremely weak gravitational force
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- zero-gInformal term for weightlessness
- driftGradual movement, no direction
tether · maneuvering · jetpack · thruster · propulsion · weightless · free-fall · hover · glide · momentum
Hubble
Renowned astronomer's surname
- ISSOrbiting multinational research facility
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- moduleIndependent functional component
tool · wrench · maintenance · installation · replacement · satellite · battery · gyroscope · component · bolt
debris
Scattered broken fragments
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- micrometeoriteMinute extraterrestrial surface grain
decompression · fatigue · hypoxia · emergency · abort · rescue · contingency · malfunction · leak · tear
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, liftoff, orbit, countdown
- astronaut trainingflight simulation, simulators, centrifuge, crew training, zero-gravity
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