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1. www.space.com › 12256-final-spacewalk-shuttle-eraUS Astronauts Make History With Last Spacewalk of Shuttle Era

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   Jul 12, 2011 · The spacewalk was the last ever of the space shuttle era and was performed by NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum (Image credit: NASA TV) This story was updated at 4:21 p.m. EDT.

2. airandspace.si.edu › spacewalking-shuttle-eraSpacewalking in the Shuttle Era - National Air and Space Museum

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   At the Spring National Air and Space Society lecture, three NASA astronauts with a combined 143 hours of extra-vehicular activity (EVA) share their stories and experiences of spacewalking in the Shuttle era. A veteran of four space flights, Michael López-Alegría has logged more than 257 days in space and performed 10 spacewalks totaling 67 ...

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4. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › the-insideThe Inside Story of the First Untethered Spacewalk

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   May 8, 2024 · NASA. The first space shuttle mission of 1984, the launch of Challenger on the cool, windless morning of Friday, February 3, was apparently perfect—and eagerly trailed by a national press ...

5. appel.nasa.gov › 2020/02/06 › this-month-in-nasaThis Month in NASA History: Astronauts Make First Untethered ...

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   Feb 6, 2020 · The mission produced one of the most iconic photographs of the U.S. space program—an image of astronaut Bruce McCandless II high above Earth on the first untethered spacewalk. McCandless was a member of NASA’s Astronaut Group 5, a prestigious group of 19 selected in 1966 to join the rapidly growing space program in the midst of the race to the Moon.

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › future › articleWalking above the air: The awe-inspiring history of spacewalks

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   Sep 12, 2024 · The flight of space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-114 in July 2005 was the first launch of the space shuttle since the tragic loss of the shuttle Columbia in 2003, where all seven on board were ...

7. www.space.com › 12260-photos-final-spacewalk-nasaHistoric Photos: Final Spacewalk of NASA's Shuttle Era | Space

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   Jul 13, 2011 · See historic photos from NASA's final spacewalk of the shuttle era on July 12, 2011. The photos were taken during NASA's final shuttle mission, STS-135 on Atlantis.

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   Who was the first American to do a spacewalk?

   • Astronaut Ed White became the first American to perform a spacewalk in June 1965 (Credit: Nasa) It would take more than two months before the first American would step outside the relative safety of their spacecraft into the vastness of space.

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   Who was the first American to spacewalk in a Russian-made spacesuit?

   • US astronaut Jerry Linenger was the first American to spacewalk in a Russian-made spacesuit (Credit: Nasa) With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 and the end of the Cold War, the years that followed saw growing cooperation in space between Russia and the US.

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   What if the spacewalking astronauts pulled away?

   • If the spacewalking astronauts had begun to pull away, Brand had a plan to chase them and maneuver the shuttle so that McCandless and Stewart would have found themselves inside the payload bay, where they could have grabbed onto handles and maneuvered their way to safety. Fortunately, the EVAs didn’t require such contingency procedures.

   This Month in NASA History: Astronauts Make First Untethered Spacewalk

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   When did the Space Shuttle Challenger launch?

   • On February 3, 1984, 36 years ago this month, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center on a mission known as STS-41-B. The mission produced one of the most iconic photographs of the U.S. space program—an image of astronaut Bruce McCandless II high above Earth on the first untethered spacewalk.

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   When was the first salvage mission performed in space?

   • In November 1984, astronauts Dale Gardner and Joseph Allen were dispatched from the Space Shuttle Discovery in a mission to retrieve a pair of faulty satellites from orbit for the first time. It would be the first time a salvage mission had been performed in space.

   Walking above the air: The awe-inspiring history of spacewalks

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   Why did astronauts lose a piece of'space junk'?

   • As the two astronauts connected cabling and handrails, nudged stuck antennas and removed restraining pins, the pair lost several construction items that drifted off into space to join a growing amount of "space junk" that now poses a threat to satellites and spacecraft.

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9. www.nasa.gov › history › 40-years-ago-sts-41g-a40 Years Ago: STS-41G – A Flight of Many Firsts and Records

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   Oct 7, 2024 · Scully-Power has the distinction as the first person to launch into space sporting a beard. Left: Space shuttle Challenger returns to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft following the STS-41C mission. Middle: The Earth Resources Budget Satellite during processing at KSC for STS-41G.