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spacewalk Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft. In the absence of a breathable Earthlike atmosphere, the astronaut is completely reliant on a space suit for environmental support. EVA in ...

s and moonwalks performed from 1965 to 1999 where an

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has fully or partially left a spacecraft. Entries for moonwalks are shown with a gray background while entries for all other EVAs are uncolored. All

s have had the astronauts tethered to their

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except for seven spacewalks by the

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(six in 1984 using the

Manned Maneuvering Unit The Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is an astronaut propulsion unit that was used by NASA on three Space Shuttle missions in 1984. The MMU allowed the astronauts to perform untethered extravehicular spacewalks at a distance from the shuttle. ...

, and one in 1994 testing the SAFER rescue device). All moonwalks were performed with astronauts untethered, and some of the astronauts traveled far enough to lose visual contact with their craft (they were up to 7.6 km away from it using the

Lunar Roving Vehicle The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program ( 15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972. It is popularly called the Moon buggy, a play on the ...

). One lunar EVA was not a moonwalk, but rather a stand-up EVA partially out the top hatch of the LM, where it was thought that the extra height would help with surveying the area prior to conducting the moonwalks. Only three deep-space EVAs have ever been conducted, where the activity was neither on the lunar surface nor in

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, but far away from both the Moon and the Earth.

1965–1969 spacewalks and moonwalks

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(UTC).'' , - , rowspan=2 , 4. , rowspan=2 , Gemini 10 – EVA 1 ,

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, 19 July 1966
21:44:00 , 19 July 1966
22:33:00 , 0 h 49 min , - , colspan=4 , Collins performed a stand-up EVA. Instead of climbing completely out of the spacecraft, Collins extended his torso outside the spacecraft to take photos before and after capsule sunrise. Color photography after sunrise was only partly completed due to severe eye irritation of both Collins and Command Pilot Young. Handling the camera proved difficult due to the stiffness of Collins' gloves. , - , rowspan=2 , 5. , rowspan=2 , Gemini 10 – EVA 2 ,

, 20 July 1966
23:01:00 , 20 July 1966
23:40:00 , 0 h 39 min , - , colspan=4 , Collins performed an umbilical EVA. With more difficulty than expected, Collins collected the micrometeorite collection package from the exterior of the Gemini spacecraft. Then, using the Hand Held Maneuvering Unit, he pushed to the nearby Agena Target Vehicle to collect its micrometeorite collection package. Collins then pulled on the umbilical cord to return and re-enter the spacecraft. , - , rowspan=2 , 6. , rowspan=2 , Gemini 11 – EVA 1 , Richard Gordon , 13 September 1966
14:44:00 , 13 September 1966
15:17:00 , 0 h 33 min , - , colspan=4 , Gordon attached a tether between the Gemini and Agena Target Vehicle for later orbital mechanics testing. While making the attachment, his workload exceeded the capacity of the spacesuit cooling system, and his vision became obscured by a fogged visor and sweat in his eyes. Planned activities were curtailed by Command Pilot Conrad and Gordon returned to the spacecraft. , - , rowspan=2 , 7. , rowspan=2 , Gemini 11 – EVA 2 , Richard Gordon , 14 September 1966
12:49:00 , 14 September 1966
14:57:00 , 2 h 08 min , - , colspan=4 , Gordon performed a stand-up EVA, extending through the hatch to take astronomical photos. Conrad reported the spacewalk was so relaxing they both fell asleep for a moment after sunrise. , - , rowspan=2 , 8. , rowspan=2 , Gemini 12 – EVA 1 ,

Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module ''Eagle'' pilot on the 1969 A ...

, 12 November 1966
16:15:00 , 12 November 1966
18:44:00 , 2 h 29 min , - , colspan=4 , Aldrin performed a stand-up EVA. Aldrin took UV still photos and 16 mm color movie pictures, collected external experimental samples, and conducted a light exercise routine. , - , rowspan=2 , 9. , rowspan=2 , Gemini 12 – EVA 2 ,

, 13 November 1966
15:34:00 , 13 November 1966
17:40:00 , 2 h 06 min , - , colspan=4 , Aldrin's walk was the first completely successful umbilical EVA, with all objectives achieved. He was able to control his movements and restrict his workload using techniques developed using underwater zero gravity simulations. Aldrin also benefited from the experiences of the previous American EVAs. Aldrin was able to move around the outside of the craft, deploy and recover various experimental packages, install and remove cameras, and practice work techniques using a ratchet-type wrench. , - , rowspan=2, 10. , rowspan=2, Gemini 12 – EVA 3 ,

, 14 November 1966
14:52:00 , 14 November 1966
15:47:00 , 0 h 55 min , - , colspan=4, Aldrin performed another stand-up EVA. Aldrin again extended outside the hatch to take photographs and repeat the light exercise experiment. Exertion levels during exercise were comparable to preflight simulations. Equipment and waste food containers not needed for re-entry were jettisoned from the spacecraft. , - , colspan="6" style="background:#ccf; height:5px;", , - , rowspan=2 , 11. , rowspan=2 , Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 , Yevgeny Khrunov
Aleksei Yeliseyev , 16 January 1969
12:43:00 , 16 January 1969
13:15:00 , 0 h 32 min , - , colspan=4 , Khrunov and Yeliseyev conducted the first two-man spacewalk. Both cosmonauts launched in Soyuz 5, which then docked with Soyuz 4. Khrunov and Yeliseyev performed an EVA to transfer to Soyuz 4. Although docked together, Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 did not make an internal connection, necessitating the EVA. Khrunov and Yeliseyev returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 4. , - , rowspan=2 , 12. , rowspan=2 , Apollo 9 , Rusty Schweickart
David Scott (stand up only) , 6 March 1969
16:45:00 , 6 March 1969
18:02:00 , 1 h 17 min , - , colspan=4 , Schweickart exited the

lunar module The Apollo Lunar Module (LM ), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program. It was the first crewed ...

hatch, wearing the portable life support system (PLSS) backpack. Schweickart's backpack provided oxygen, communications, and cooling, independent of his spacecraft. Scott extended out of the command module hatch but remained supported by the command module through an umbilical cord. Plans for Schweickart to move to the command module hatch were scrubbed due to severe space sickness he had suffered the day before. , - style="background:silver;" , rowspan=2 , 13. , rowspan=2 ,

Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...

– Only Moonwalk ,

Neil Armstrong Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. ...

, 21 July 1969
02:39:33 , 21 July 1969
05:11:13 , 2 h 31 min 40 s , - style="background:silver;" , colspan=4 , Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Aldrin followed, describing the Moon as "magnificent desolation." During their 2½ hour EVA, the team deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experimental Package, took a call from President Nixon, collected rock and core samples, raised a

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, and took photographs. Armstrong reported moving around on the Moon was easier than the simulation. , - style="background:silver;" , rowspan=2 , 14. , rowspan=2 ,

Apollo 12 Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Charles ...

First Moonwalk , Pete Conrad
Alan Bean , 19 November 1969
11:32:35 , 19 November 1969
15:28:38 , 3 h 56 min 03 s , - style="background:silver;" , colspan=4 , During the first Apollo 12 moonwalk, Conrad and Bean deployed the modular equipment stowage assembly, collected and stowed the contingency sample, erected the solar wind foil, collected core samples and more surface samples, and deployed the

Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) comprised a set of scientific instruments placed by the astronauts at the landing site of each of the five Apollo missions to land on the Moon following Apollo 11 (Apollos 12, 14, 15, 16, ...

. Early in the moonwalk, Bean accidentally pointed the color TV camera toward the Sun and destroyed the camera. Communication to the ground for the remainder of their moonwalks became radio-only. The two were surprised to find photocopies of ''Playboy'' Playmate pictures inserted into some pages of their cuff checklist, a prank done by their backup crew. , - style="background:silver;" , rowspan=2, 15. , rowspan=2,

– Second moonwalk , Pete Conrad
Alan Bean , November 20, 1969
03:54:45 , November 20, 1969
07:44:00 , 3 h 49 min 15 s , - style="background:silver;" , colspan=4, Conrad and Bean collected additional core and rock samples and traveled over to Surveyor 3 to collect some parts (including the TV camera) off the robotic lander. They also retrieved the solar wind foil deployed on their earlier moonwalk. Ed White First American Spacewalker - GPN-2000-001180

Ed White First American Spacewalker - GPN-2000-001180

1970–1979 spacewalks and moonwalks

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1980–1984 spacewalks

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McCandless on Arm in Aft Payload Bay - GPN-2000-001075

1985–1989 spacewalks

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1990–1994 spacewalks

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1990 spacewalks

1991 spacewalks

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1995–1999 spacewalks

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1999 spacewalks

''For spacewalks that took place from 2000 through 2014, see''

List of spacewalks 2000–2014 This list contains all spacewalks performed between 12 May 2000 and 22 October 2014 where an astronaut fully or partially left a spacecraft. 2000–2004 spacewalks ''Spacewalk beginning and ending times are given in Coordinated Universal Time ...

. ''For spacewalks that took place from the beginning of 2015 on, see''

List of spacewalks since 2015 This list contains all spacewalks performed since the beginning of 2015 where an astronaut has fully, or partially left the spacecraft. As of 19 August 2016, 215 astronauts have made spacewalks (out of 549 people who have gone into Earth orbit). ...

Commemorative stamps

The first spacewalk, that of the Soviet cosmonaut

Alexei Leonov Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov. (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during t ...

was commemorated in several Eastern Bloc stamps (see the stamps section in the Alexei Leonov article). Since the Soviet Union did not distribute diagrams or images of the

Voskhod 2 Voskhod 2 (russian: Восход-2, , ''Sunrise-2'') was a Soviet crewed space mission in March 1965. The Vostok-based Voskhod 3KD spacecraft with two crew members on board, Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov, was equipped with an inflatable ai ...

spacecraft at the time, the spaceship depiction in the stamps was purely fictional. In 1967 the U.S. Post Office issued a pair of postage stamps commemorating the first American to float freely in space while orbiting the Earth. The engraved image has accurate depictions of the Gemini IV spacecraft and the space suit worn by astronaut Ed White.Scotts Specialized Catalogue of United States Postage Stamps Two

Forever Stamps Non-denominated postage is postage intended to meet a certain postage rate that retains full validity for that intended postage rate even after the rate is increased. It does not show a monetary value, or denomination, on the face. In many Engli ...

were issued in 2019 to commemorate the first spacewalks 50th anniversary. One features an iconic image of Buzz Aldrin performing an EVA, and the other of the Moon as viewed from Apollo 11 in space.

References

External links

NASA list of EVA statistics
(May not be updated)
"Boomers collect artifacts, memories of NASA's heyday"
Historical moonwalk information
What we didn't know about the Moonwalk: The Back Story behind that 'One Small Step'
from ''NBC News'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Spacewalks and moonwalks 1965-1999 * Spaceflight timelines 20th century-related lists 1965

1965–1969 spacewalks and moonwalks

1970–1979 spacewalks and moonwalks

1980–1984 spacewalks

1985–1989 spacewalks

1990–1994 spacewalks

1990 spacewalks

1991 spacewalks

1992 spacewalks

1993 spacewalks

1994 spacewalks

1995–1999 spacewalks

1995 spacewalks

1996 spacewalks

1997 spacewalks

1998 spacewalks

1999 spacewalks

Commemorative stamps

See also

References

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