extravehicular
adjective
ex·tra·ve·hic·u·lar
ˌek-strə-vē-ˈhi-kyə-lər 
: taking place outside a vehicle (such as a spacecraft)
extravehicular activity
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The brief was for a more shock-proof and temperature-resistant watch for use on lunar expeditions and EVA (extravehicular activities), or spacewalks—temperatures could reach 120°C (248°F) in the direct glare of the sun.
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Chris Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
Returning to Earth in February 2018, Vande Hei then served as the technical assistant for NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, and more recently as the assistant to the chief astronaut for extravehicular activity and robotics.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2021
The problem begins when the astronaut's space suit is pressurized for a spacewalk (more technically called an extravehicular activity, or EVA), which makes the flexible fabric of the gloves hard and stiff.
—Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2010
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is pictured during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the moon.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2016
The pair’s first extravehicular activity—as astronauts call such trips outside their spacecraft—turned up mostly breccias, conglomerate rocks created by the meteorite impacts that actually formed most lunar mountains.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
China this week revealed that two of its astronauts had conducted a secretive space walk around the Tiangong space station, marking the second extravehicular operation over the last three months.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2023
Rubio will serve as extravehicular crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes, while Cassada will wear an unmarked white suit as extravehicular crew member 2.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Dec. 2022
The wearable robots attached to the space suit assist an astronaut in performing extravehicular activities (EVAs).
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2023
Chris Hall, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
Returning to Earth in February 2018, Vande Hei then served as the technical assistant for NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, and more recently as the assistant to the chief astronaut for extravehicular activity and robotics.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2021
The problem begins when the astronaut's space suit is pressurized for a spacewalk (more technically called an extravehicular activity, or EVA), which makes the flexible fabric of the gloves hard and stiff.
—Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2010
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is pictured during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the moon.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2016
The pair’s first extravehicular activity—as astronauts call such trips outside their spacecraft—turned up mostly breccias, conglomerate rocks created by the meteorite impacts that actually formed most lunar mountains.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
China this week revealed that two of its astronauts had conducted a secretive space walk around the Tiangong space station, marking the second extravehicular operation over the last three months.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2023
Rubio will serve as extravehicular crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes, while Cassada will wear an unmarked white suit as extravehicular crew member 2.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Dec. 2022
The wearable robots attached to the space suit assist an astronaut in performing extravehicular activities (EVAs).
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2023
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extravehicular
adjective
ex·tra·ve·hic·u·lar
ˌek-strə-vē-ˈhik-yə-lər
: taking place outside a vehicle (as a spacecraft)
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