Should humans still spacewalk?
Aug 26, 2019
2 minutes
BY JOE PAPPALARDO
IT’S 3 JUNE, 1965, and astronaut Ed White, in orbit over Hawaii, emerges from a space capsule, becoming the first American to conduct an extravehicular activity, or EVA. Connected with a single tether, he manoeuvres using an oxygen gun for propulsion, and poses for pictures. ‘I feel like a million dollars,’ White says.
These days, EVAs are not done for the photos. They’re
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