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 first mission in that program, Polaris Dawn, launched earlier this year and saw Isaacman conduct a brief spacewalk from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule — the company’s first such extravehicular activity, or EVA, in space.
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Since the Dragon lacks an airlock, the entire cabin was depressurized, requiring all four astronauts to wear extravehicular activity (EVA) suits designed by SpaceX, which supplied oxygen through tethers.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Sep. 2024
The historic extravehicular activity (EVA) began at approximately 6:12 am ET and lasted almost two hours.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024
By Thursday morning, the crew donned extravehicular activity (EVA) suits designed by SpaceX, completed suit leak checks and vented the Dragon to match the vacuum of space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Since the Dragon lacks an airlock, the entire cabin was depressurized, requiring all four astronauts to wear extravehicular activity (EVA) suits designed by SpaceX, which supplied oxygen through tethers.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Sep. 2024
The historic extravehicular activity (EVA) began at approximately 6:12 am ET and lasted almost two hours.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024
By Thursday morning, the crew donned extravehicular activity (EVA) suits designed by SpaceX, completed suit leak checks and vented the Dragon to match the vacuum of space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Extravehicular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extravehicular. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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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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