Extravehicular Activity

See a First-Person View of the First Private Spacewalk

On Tuesday, September 10th, at 5:23 a.m. EST (03:23 p.m. PST), the Polaris Dawn mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space…

2 months ago

SpaceX Shows Off Its New Extravehicular Activity Suit

In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur/philanthropist Jared Isaacman (commander of the Inspiration4 mission) announced they were launching a new program…

6 months ago

Next Generation Spacesuit Gets Tested in Weightlessness

Considerable effort goes into the design of space suits and space agencies across the world are always working on improvements…

9 months ago

Lunar Astronauts Will Need Easy Walking Trails Around the Moon's South Pole

An international team of scientists used topographical data of the Moon's southern polar region to determine the optimal routes for…

1 year ago