First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
via nasa.gov
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A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges he faced led NASA to reevaluate plans, equipment, and training for future spacewalks. NASA One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared […]