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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President Trump's pick to lead NASA is Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who flew to orbit twice in SpaceX vehicles and completed the first commercial extravehicular activity, or spacewalk.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Williams and Wilmore brought extensive experience in EVAs—or extravehicular activities—to this mission.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Virtual reality systems played a dual role, offering both psychological support and immersive simulations of extravehicular activities (EVAs) on the moon's surface.
—Anastasia Stepanova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Nick Hague and Suni Williams are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) today around 8:00 a.m. EST (1300 GMT), kicking off an extravehicular activity (EVA) event that's expected to last 6.5 hours.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Williams and Wilmore brought extensive experience in EVAs—or extravehicular activities—to this mission.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Virtual reality systems played a dual role, offering both psychological support and immersive simulations of extravehicular activities (EVAs) on the moon's surface.
—Anastasia Stepanova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Nick Hague and Suni Williams are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) today around 8:00 a.m. EST (1300 GMT), kicking off an extravehicular activity (EVA) event that's expected to last 6.5 hours.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Extravehicular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extravehicular. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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