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    Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft. In the absence of a breathable Earthlike atmosphere...
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    mobility, life support, and communications for astronauts performing extravehicular activity (EVA) in Earth orbit. Introduced in 1981, it is a two-piece semi-rigid...
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    is fitted around the life support backpack of the space suit (EMU or Extravehicular Mobility Unit). SAFER in no way interferes with suit mobility. The flight...
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    radiation sickness, and may even have been lethal for those engaged in extravehicular activity or on the lunar surface. Another type of radiation, galactic cosmic...
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    in 1966 on Gemini 12, during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity. Three years later, Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on...
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    precaution in case of loss of cabin pressure, and are necessary for extravehicular activity (EVA), work done outside spacecraft. Space suits have been worn...
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    The flight director, who leads the flight controllers, monitors the activities of a team of flight controllers, and has overall responsibility for success...
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    saturation, flying in an unpressurised aircraft at high altitude, and extravehicular activity from spacecraft. DCS and arterial gas embolism are collectively...
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    STS-47. Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first person to conduct an extravehicular activity (EVA), (commonly called a "spacewalk"), on 18 March 1965, on the...
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    wearing a new Apollo A6L spacesuit, designed to accommodate lunar extravehicular activity (EVA). The traditional visor helmet was replaced with a clear "fishbowl"...
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    days on the surface. The astronauts will perform at least two Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the surface before the HLS ascends to return them to...
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    Apollo 17 (category Extravehicular activity)
    days, 14 hours), greatest distance from a spacecraft during an extravehicular activity of any type (7.6 kilometers or 4.7 miles), longest time on the...
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    Zhai Zhigang (category Extravehicular activity)
    Zhai Zhigang (Chinese: 翟志刚; pinyin: Zhái Zhìgāng; born 11 October 1966) is a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force...
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    days required for a round trip to the Moon; methods of performing extravehicular activity (EVA) without tiring; and the orbital maneuvers necessary to achieve...
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    cord Astrorope, a prototype of Crew Self Rescue (CSR) device for extravehicular activity (EVA) in space flight – see Astronaut propulsion unit Bengoa, José...
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    Manned Maneuvering Unit (category Extravehicular activity)
    missions in 1984. The MMU allowed the astronauts to perform untethered extravehicular spacewalks at a distance from the shuttle. The MMU was used in practice...
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    Skylab (category Extravehicular activity)
    docking adapter with two docking ports, an airlock module with extravehicular activity (EVA) hatches, and the orbital workshop, the main habitable space...
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    Chinese Feitian spacesuits, outfitting the space stations with extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment, such as foot restraints and the standing platform...
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    has completed three spacewalks, logging more than 22 hours of extravehicular activity. She is currently in space since March 23, 2024 for a third time...
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    educational institution. Teaching is closely related to learning, the student's activity of appropriating this knowledge. Teaching is part of the broader concept...
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    1993, spacewalkers James H. Newman and Carl E. Walz performed an extravehicular activity (EVA) designed to evaluate tools, tethers and a foot restraint...
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    Shuttle mission during which a Extravehicular activity was conducted, and hence was the first in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used....
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    During Apollo 16's return flight to Earth, Mattingly performed an extravehicular activity (EVA) to retrieve film cassettes from the exterior of the spacecraft...
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    necessary for the mission is also part of the program, including extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits for private astronauts, intersatellite laser communication...
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    Columbia 4 05d 02h LC-39A Edwards Multiple comsat deployments First Extravehicular activity of program canceled due to suit problems 6 4 April 1983 18:30:00 UTC...
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    Apollo 12 (category Extravehicular activity)
    Alan L. Bean performed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. Apollo...
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    Apollo 14 (category Extravehicular activity)
    scientific interest on the Moon for two-day stays with two lunar extravehicular activities (EVAs or moonwalks). The mission was originally scheduled for...
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    This article documents expected notable spaceflight events during the year 2028. NASA plans to launch Dragonfly, a robotic rotorcraft probe which will...
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    Apollo 15 (category Extravehicular activity)
    missions. They spent 181⁄2 hours on the Moon's surface on four extravehicular activities (EVA), and collected 170 pounds (77 kg) of surface material. At...
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    Space Activity Suit: An Elastic Leotard for Extravehicular Activity, the original 1968 paper (Microsoft DOC format) Development of a Space Activity Suit...
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