In 2015, NASA will be recognizing 50 years of spacewalking, or Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Throughout the year, NASA will be celebrating accomplishments such as these with a look towards the future. Spacewalking enhances our exploration capabilities and enables humans to go deeper into the solar system in part by suiting up. Two important dates to remember are March 18, the anniversary of the first spacewalk by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who left his Voskhod-2 vehicle for a 12-minute tethered walk, and June 3, when NASA’s Ed White exited his Gemini-4 capsule using a hand-held oxygen jet gun to push himself from the hatch for a 23-minute tethered spacewalk. So, #SuitUp with us throughout the year and join us for the #JourneytoMars.
For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/suitup/
Per Ardua, Ad Astra
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