Astronauts in Spacewalks

Images of astronauts engaging in spacewalks outside the International Space Station, showcasing their suits, tools, and reflections of Earth in helmet visors.

iss054e022843 (Jan. 23, 2018) --- Spacewalker Mark Vande Hei took his own photograph during the first spacewalk of 2018. These sky-high pictures are better known as space-selfies.”

ISS021-E-031628 (23 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 42-minute spacewalk, Bresnik and Robert L. Satcher Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, removed a pair of micrometeoroid and orbital debris shields from the Quest airlock and strapped them to the External Stowage Platform #2, then moved an articulating foot restraint to the airlock, and released a bolt on a starboard truss ammonia tank assembly (ATA) in preparation for an STS-131 spacewalk that will replace the ATA.

iss054e022843 (Jan. 23, 2018) --- Spacewalker Mark Vande Hei took his own photograph during the first spacewalk of 2018. These sky-high pictures are better known as space-selfies.”

S134-E-009119 (25 May 2011) --- With various components of the International Space Station in the view, NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel is pictured during the STS-134 missions third spacewalk (Feustels third for the mission and sixth overall in his career). Astronauts Feustel and Michael Fincke (out of frame), both mission specialists, coordinated their shared activity with NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), who stayed in communication with the pair and with Mission Control Center in Houston from the shirt sleeve environment inside the ISS.

Expedition 31 crew member Joe Acaba during SSATA Crew Training in the SSATA Chamber. Photo Date: October 19, 2011. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber.

STS109-E-5449 (4 March 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, payload commander, peers into the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Columbia during the first STS-109 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) on March 4, 2002. Grunsfeld's helmet visor, with the sunshield now in place, displays mirrored images of the Earth's hemisphere and the Space Shuttle Columbia's aft cabin. The distorted reflection gives the crew cabin a cyclops-like appearance. Astronauts Grunsfeld and Richard M. Linnehan replaced the starboard solar array on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on the first of five scheduled STS-109 space walks. The lower portion of the giant telescope can be seen behind the payload commander. The image was recorded with a digital still camera by a crewmate on shuttle's aft flight deck.

ISS036-E-019885 (16 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, attired in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the International Space Stations Quest airlock as the July 16 spacewalk draws to a close. A little more than one hour into the spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (out of frame) reported water floating behind his head inside his helmet. The water was not an immediate health hazard for Parmitano, but Mission Control decided to end the spacewalk early.

ISS032-E-020619 (20 Aug. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 32 commander, uses a still camera during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 51-minute spacewalk, Padalka and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (out of frame), flight engineer, moved the Strela-2 cargo boom from the Pirs docking compartment to the Zarya module to prepare Pirs for its eventual replacement with a new Russian multipurpose laboratory module. The two spacewalking cosmonauts also installed micrometeoroid debris shields on the exterior of the Zvezda service module and deployed a small science satellite.

ISS015-E-19114 (23 July 2007) --- Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, waves to the camera while participating in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7-hour 41-minute spacewalk, Anderson and cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin (out of frame), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, installed a television camera stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks. Also, while riding on the end of the Canadarm2, Anderson jettisoned the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) by shoving it opposite of the station's direction of travel.

ISS015-E-18961 (23 July 2007) --- Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7-hour 41-minute spacewalk, Yurchikhin and astronaut Clay Anderson (out of frame), flight engineer, removed and jettisoned the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), installed a television camera stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks.

iss056e012058 (June 14, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold is pictured during a spacewalk he conducted with fellow NASA astronaut Drew Feustel (out of frame) on June 14, 2018. During the six-hour, 49-minute spacewalk the duo installed high-definition cameras to provide enhanced views of commercial crew spacecraft, including the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the Boeing Starliner, as they approach and dock with the International Space Station.

ISS013-E-63404 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during a 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.

S121-E-06092 (8 July 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission specialist, repositions tethers at the forward bulkhead of the Space Shuttle Discovery after completing the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) evaluations during the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

iss059e001095 (March 18, 2019) --- Inside the Quest airlock, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is fitted in a U.S. spacesuit and checks out a spacewalk camera less than two weeks before beginning her first spacewalk.

PHOTO DATE: 22 June 2010, LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA Chamber, SUBJECT: STB-SS-1913 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 astronaut (Timothy Kopra),

STS98-E-5192 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, is pictured near Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) during the second of three scheduled space walks on 5a. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

iss056e012043 (June 14, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk he conducted with fellow NASA astronaut Drew Feustel (out of frame) on June 14, 2018. During the six-hour, 49-minute spacewalk the duo installed high-definition cameras to provide enhanced views of commercial crew spacecraft, including the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the Boeing Starliner, as they approach and dock with the International Space Station.

iss065e145170 (June 25, 2021) --- NASA spacewalker Shane Kimbrough took this "space-selfie" with the Earth behind him as he and fellow spacewalker Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) worked to complete the installation of the second roll out solar array on the International Space Station's Port-6 truss structure.

Expedition 31 crew member Joe Acaba during SSATA Crew Training in the SSATA Chamber. Photo Date: October 19, 2011. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber.

S134-E-009110 (25 May 2011) --- With various components of the International Space Station in the view, NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel is pictured during the STS-134 missions third spacewalk (Feustels third for the mission and sixth overall in his career). Astronauts Feustel and Michael Fincke (out of frame), both mission specialists, coordinated their shared activity with NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), who stayed in communication with the pair and with Mission Control Center in Houston from the shirt sleeve environment inside the ISS.

ISS042E292494 (03/01/2015) --- U.S. astronauts Barry Butch Wilmore and Terry Virts performed three separate spacewalks to prepare the International Space Station for upcoming U.S. commercial spacecraft currently in development. Virts tweeted this image on March 1, 2015 with the comment Still thinking about that #awesome #spacewalk yesterday with #AstroButch!

ISS037-E-029029 (5 Nov. 2013) --- In the International Space Stations Pirs docking compartment, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 37 flight engineer, wearing his Russian Orlan spacesuit, prepares for a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for Nov. 9, 2013.

S118-E-09207 (18 Aug. 2007) --- Astronaut Dave Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency, participates in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 5-hour spacewalk, Williams and astronaut Clay Anderson (out of frame), Expedition 15 flight engineer, installed the External Wireless Instrumentation System antenna, attached a stand for the shuttle's robotic arm extension boom and retrieved the two Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE) to be brought back on the shuttle.

ISS038-E-020234 (24 Dec. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Expedition 38 flight engineer, participates in the second of two spacewalks, spread over a four-day period, which were designed to allow the crew to change out a faulty water pump on the exterior of the Earth orbiting International Space Station. He was joined on both spacewalks by NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, whose image shows up in Hopkins' helmet visor.

S125-E-010122 (18 May 2009) --- Astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in the missions fifth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. During the seven-hour and two-minute spacewalk, Feustel and astronaut John Grunsfeld (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a battery group replacement, removed and replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor and three thermal blankets (NOBL) protecting Hubbles electronics.

ISS025-E-015235 (15 Nov. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, Expedition 25 flight engineer, wearing a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 27-minute spacewalk, Skripochka and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (out of frame), flight engineer, installed a multipurpose workstation on the starboard side of the Zvezda Service Modules large-diameter section and relocated a television camera from one end of the Rassvet docking compartment to the other.

ISS028-E-005392 (25 May 2011) --- A look into the helmet visor of this astronaut on a spacewalk reveals the easily recognizable smiling countenance of NASA astronaut Michael Fincke. During the STS-134 missions third spacewalk to perform work on the International Space Station, astronauts Fincke and Andrew Feustel (out of frame), both mission specialists, coordinated their shared activity with NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), who stayed in communication with the pair and with Mission Control Center in Houston from the shirt sleeve environment inside the ISS.

S133-E-008041 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in the missions second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 14-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Alvin Drew (out of frame), mission specialist, tackled a variety of tasks, including venting into space some remaining ammonia from a failed pump module they moved during the missions first spacewalk.

S115-E-05760 (12 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, waves to the camera while participating in the first of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station.

Attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronauts Mike Fossum (right) and Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialists, are photographed in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as they are about to begin the mission first scheduled spacewalk while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. Astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-124 Commander (back to the camera), is visible in the background.

iss055e071506 (May 16, 2018) --- Astronaut Ricky Arnold takes an out-of-this-world selfie, or "space-selfie," during a spacewalk on May 16 to swap thermal control gear.

Army Astronaut Lt. Col. (Dr.) Frank Rubio completes a spacewalk tethered to the International Space Stations starboard truss structure, Nov. 15, 2022. (NASA photo)

S124-E-006402 (5 June 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Fossum, STS-124 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Fossum and astronaut Ron Garan (out of frame), mission specialist, installed television cameras on the front and rear of the Kibo Japanese Pressurized Module (JPM) to assist Kibo robotic arm operations, removed thermal covers from the Kibo robotic arm, prepared an upper JPM docking port for flight day seven's attachment of the Kibo logistics module, readied a spare nitrogen tank assembly for its installation during the third spacewalk, retrieved a failed television camera from the Port 1 truss, and inspected the port Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ).

S114-E-5977 (1 August 2005) --- Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves at a crewmate, during the August 1 extravehicular activity which he shared with astronaut Stephen K. Robinson. Earth's horizon, approximately 225 statute miles below, is visible in frame's corner.

ISS013-E-49268 (8 July 2006) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS-121 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while the Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the International Space Station.

The camera is reflected in his helmet visor as Extravehicular crewmember 1 (EV1) Jeff Williams takes a self-portrait during Extravehicular Activity 36 (EVA 36).

ISS014-E-09992 (16 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, participates in the mission's third planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, (out of frame), STS-116 mission specialist, also participated in the 7-hour, 31-minute spacewalk.

S117-E-07822 (17 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and astronaut Steven Swanson (out of frame), mission specialist, continued activation of the station's new starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment; checked out the Drive Lock Assembly 2, one of two mechanisms that will drive rotation of the S3/S4 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ); and removed the final launch restraints on the SARJ.

S124-E-007313 (8 June 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Fossum, STS-124 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 33-minute spacewalk, Fossum and astronaut Ron Garan (out of frame), mission specialist, exchanged a depleted Nitrogen Tank Assembly for a new one, removed thermal covers and launch locks from the Kibo laboratory, reinstalled a repaired television camera onto the space station's left P1 truss, and retrieved samples of a dust-like substance from the left Solar Alpha Rotary Joint for analysis by experts on the ground.

S123-E-006767 (17/18 March 2008) --- Astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 53-minute spacewalk, Behnken and Rick Linnehan (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a spare-parts platform and tool-handling assembly for Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM). Among other tasks, they also checked out and calibrated Dextre's end effector and attached critical spare parts to an external stowage platform. The new robotic system is scheduled to be activated on a power and data grapple fixture located on the Destiny laboratory on flight day nine. The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the scene.

ISS026-E-027607 (16 Feb. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, Expedition 26 flight engineer, wearing a Russian Orlan-MK spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) focused on the installation of two scientific experiments outside the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. During the four-hour, 51-minute spacewalk, Skripochka and Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (visible in the reflections in Skripochkas helmet visor), flight engineer, installed a pair of earthquake and lightning sensing experiments and retrieved a pair of spacecraft material evaluation panels.

STS104-E-5203 (20 July 2001) --- Though it was a bit before Friday midnight in Houston, it was already into the morning hours of Saturday by Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) when astronauts James F. Reilly (facing camera) and Michael L. Gernhardt were photographed with a digital still camera in the Crew Lock prior to depressurization of the compartment for the third and final space walk of STS-104.

ISS015-E-19123 (23 July 2007) --- Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7-hour 41-minute spacewalk, Yurchikhin and astronaut Clay Anderson (out of frame), flight engineer, removed and jettisoned the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), installed a television camera stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks.

S122-E-008395 (13 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-122 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 45-minute spacewalk, among other tasks, Walheim and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel (out of frame), mission specialist, worked to replace a nitrogen tank used to pressurize the station's ammonia cooling system.

STS105-E-5231 (16 August 2001) --- The helmet and torso of astronaut Patrick G. Forrester are featured in this digital still camera's view recorded during early stages of the first space walk on STS-105. Most of the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the aft cabin is reflected in the helmet visor.

JSC2001-E-10920 (13 April 2001) --- Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt, mission specialist, waves as he is submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff no earlier than June 14, 2001.

STS113-E-05161 (26 November 2002) --- Astronaut John B. Herrington prepares to egress the airlock to begin the first of three scheduled STS-113 spacewalks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). In cooperation with the rest of the shuttle and station crewmembers, astronauts Herrington and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, both mission specialists, went on to complete a smooth spacewalk to hook up connections between the Port One (P1) truss and the rest of the station.

iss061e058284 (Nov. 22, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and spacewalker Andrew Morgan prepares to take a photograph with a camera protected from the hazards of microgravity by shielding. He and fellow astronaut Luca Parmitano (out of frame) were conducting the second spacewalk to repair the International Space Station's cosmic particle detector, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.

S127-E-006818 (18 July 2009) --- Astronaut Tim Kopra, mission specialist, is pictured in Endeavour's cargo bay during the first of five planned spacewalks to be performed on the International Space Station by the STS-127 crew. When the Endeavour crew returns to Earth, Kopra will stay onboard to serveas flight engineer for ISS expedition duty.

S129-E-006834 (19 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Foreman and astronaut Robert L. Satcher Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the stations truss, or backbone. Foreman and Satcher also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections, and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the stations mobile base system.

S126-E-008074 (18 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 52-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, worked to clean and lubricate part of the station's starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ) and to remove two of SARJ's 12 trundle bearing assemblies. The spacewalkers also removed a depleted nitrogen tank from a stowage platform on the outside of the complex and moved it into Endeavour's cargo bay. They also moved a flex hose rotary coupler from the shuttle to the station stowage platform, as well as removing some insulation blankets from the common berthing mechanism on the Kibo laboratory.

ISS015-E-11870 (11 June 2007) --- Astronauts Jim Reilly and John "Danny" Olivas (visible among Reilly's helmet reflections), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Reilly and Olivas connected power, data and cooling cables between S1 and S3; released the launch restraints from and deployed the four solar array blanket boxes on S4 and released the cinches and winches holding the photovoltaic radiator on S4. The crew cabin and nose of Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the station is visible in the background.

iss051e041860 (05/12/2017) -- NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is seen during the 200th spacewalk in support of the International Space Station. Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA successfully replaced a large avionics box that supplies electricity and data connections to the science experiments. The astronauts also completed additional tasks to install a connector that will route data to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, repair insulation at the connecting point of the Japanese robotic arm, and install a protective shield on the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3. This adapter will host a new international docking port for the arrival of commercial crew spacecraft.

S123-E-008742 (22 March 2008) --- Astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fifth and final scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the spacewalk, Behnken and astronaut Mike Foreman (out of frame), mission specialist, attached the shuttle's Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) to the S1 truss on the station, released launch locks on two of the Harmony module's common berthing mechanisms and install trunnion covers on the Japanese Logistics Module -- Pressurized Section. The spacewalkers also performed other tasks including an inspection of the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) and installed the Materials International Space Station Experiment 6 (MISSE-6) on the outside of the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory.

S106-349-026 (11 September 2000) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, was captured on film by his spacewalking colleague, cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, during the 6-hour-plus space walk the two performed on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Lu, although he spent the majority of the space walk several meters away on the other end of International Space Station (ISS) is near the cargo baylongerons of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in this scene. Malenchenko was one of two mission specialists on the 12-day flight who represented the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

S131-E-009482 (13 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 24-minute spacewalk, Anderson and astronaut Rick Mastracchio (out of frame), mission specialist, hooked up fluid lines of the new 1,700-pound tank, retrieved some micrometeoroid shields from the Quest airlocks exterior, relocated a portable foot restraint and prepared cables on the Zenith 1 truss for a spare Space to Ground Ku-Band antenna, two chores required before space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132/ULF-4 mission in May.

Astronaut participates in extravehicular activity

S133-E-007310 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station prior to the start of the mission's first spacewalk.

S133-E-008042 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in the missions second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 14-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Alvin Drew (out of frame), mission specialist, tackled a variety of tasks, including venting into space some remaining ammonia from a failed pump module they moved during the missions first spacewalk.

iss061e011927 (Oct. 18, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir prepares to exit the crew lock portion of the Quest airlock into the vacuum of space. She and fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame) conducted a spacewalk for seven hours and 17 minutes to swap a failed battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU) with a spare during the first all-woman spacewalk. The BCDU regulates the charge to the batteries that collect and distribute solar power to the orbiting labs systems.

Astronaut Working on International Space Station

ISS017-E-010362 (8 July 2008) --- Attired in their Russian Orlan spacesuits, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (right) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, prepare for their spacewalk scheduled for July 10. During the full dress rehearsal "dry run", the crewmembers tested translation capability and the status of the suits' communications gear and other systems while in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

An astronaut performs a task on the exterior of the International Space Station.

STS112-E-05516 (14 October 2002) --- Astronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, exits the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS) to begin the third and final scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) for the STS-112 mission. Astronaut Piers J. Sellers (out of frame), mission specialist, joined Wolf on the spacewalk.

ISS032-E-025256 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the missions third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (out of frame), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Stations robotic arm, Canadarm2. The bright sun is visible at left.

STS097-703-001 (7 December 2000) ---Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner participates in the December 7 extravehicular activity (EVA), one of three space walks involving him and astronaut Carlos I. Noriega. The photograph was taken by one of the non-EVA STS-97 crew members, using a 70mm camera.

Close-up view of Expedition 39 flight engineer Rick Mastracchio at the close of Extravehicular Activity 26 (EVA 26).

STS109-E-5411 (5 March 2002) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, waves to a cabin-bound crewmate while moving about in the Space Shuttle Columbia's cargo bay. The veteran of four previous NASA space walks was working in tandem with astronaut Michael J. Massimino (out of frame), mission specialist, during the STS-109 mission's second day of extravehicular activity (EVA). The space walk lasted seven hours, 16 minutes. Inside Columbia's cabin, astronaut Nancy J. Currie, mission specialist, controlled the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to assist the two in their work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Part of the giant telescope's base, latched down in the payload bay, can be seen behind Newman. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS018-E-042748 (23 March 2009) --- Astronaut Joseph Acaba, STS-119 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, enters the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the missions third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close.

ISS032-E-020601 (20 Aug. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 32 commander, deploys a small ball-shaped science satellite during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 51-minute spacewalk, Padalka and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (out of frame), flight engineer, also moved the Strela-2 cargo boom from the Pirs docking compartment to the Zarya module to prepare Pirs for its eventual replacement with a new Russian multipurpose laboratory module. The two spacewalking cosmonauts also installed micrometeoroid debris shields on the exterior of the Zvezda service module.

S82-E-5320 (14 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Steven L. Smith, STS-82 mission specialist, works with close-out camera in the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay. This view was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).

ISS037-E-028787 (9 Nov. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (left) and Sergey Ryazanskiy, both Expedition 37 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 50-minute spacewalk, Kotov and Ryazanskiy continued the setup of a combination EVA workstation and biaxial pointing platform that was installed during an Expedition 36 spacewalk on Aug. 22. Earths horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.

S103-E-5248 (22 December 1999) --- Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, waves to a crew mate located inside the Space Shuttle Discovery's cabin during the first space walk of NASA's third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC).

ISS016-E-009981 (9 Nov. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 16 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction continues on the International Space Station (ISS). During the spacewalk Malenchenko and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (out of frame), commander, prepared for the relocation of the Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA-2) and the subsequent move of the new Harmony node to its permanent ISS home.

ISS013-E-63440 (3 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during an individualized portion of a productive 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.

ISS016-E-033394 (21 March 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fourth scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 24-minute spacewalk, Foreman and astronaut Robert L. Behnken (out of frame), mission specialist, replaced a failed Remote Power Control Module -- essentially a circuit breaker -- on the station's truss. The spacewalkers also tested a repair method for damaged heat resistant tiles on the space shuttle. This technique used a caulk-gun-like tool named the Tile Repair Ablator Dispenser to dispense a material called Shuttle Tile Ablator-54 into purposely damaged heat shield tiles. The sample tiles will be returned to Earth to undergo extensive testing on the ground.

ISS032-E-025177 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the missions third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (out of frame), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Stations robotic arm, Canadarm2. A cloud-covered part of Earth is visible in the background.

ISS016-E-011464 (20 Nov. 2007) --- Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, prepares to exit the airlock prior to a Nov. 20 spacewalk to perform work on the International Space Station. Astronaut Daniel Tani (out of frame), Expedition 16 flight engineer, also participated in the spacewalk.

ISS026-E-030869 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in the missions first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk, Bowen and NASA astronaut Alvin Drew (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the J612 power extension cable, move a failed ammonia pump module to the External Stowage Platform 2 on the Quest Airlock for return to Earth at a later date, installed a camera wedge on the right hand truss segment, installed extensions to the mobile transporter rail and exposed the Japanese Message in a Bottle experiment to space.

ISS018-E-039239 (10 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, Expedition 18 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to perform maintenance on the International Space Station. During the 4-hour, 49-minute spacewalk, Lonchakov and astronaut Michael Fincke (out of frame), commander, reinstalled the Exposing Specimens of Organic and Biological Materials to Open Space (Expose-R) experiment on the universal science platform mounted to the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. The spacewalkers also removed straps, or tape, from the area of the docking target on the Pirs airlock and docking compartment. The tape was removed to ensure it does not get in the way during the arrival of visiting Soyuz or Progress spacecraft.

ISS022-E-065736 (14 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in the missions second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Patrick and Robert Behnken (out of frame), mission specialist, connected two ammonia coolant loops, installed thermal covers around the ammonia hoses, outfitted the Earth-facing port on the Tranquility node for the relocation of its Cupola, and installed handrails and a vent valve on the new module.

ISS023-E-044899 (17 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, Bowen and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman (out of frame), mission specialist, loosened bolts holding six replacement batteries, installed a second antenna for high-speed Ku-band transmissions and adding a spare parts platform to Dextre, a two-armed extension for the stations robotic arm.

. iss068e045263 (Feb. 2, 2023) - Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) points the camera toward himself and takes a "space-selfie" during a six-hour and 41-minute spacewalk. He and fellow spacewalker Nicole Mann (out of frame) of NASA installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure preparing the orbital lab for its next roll-out solar array.

S65-59925 (4 Dec. 1965) --- Astronauts Frank Borman (foreground), command pilot, and James Lovell Jr., pilot, are sealed into their spacecraft 75 minutes prior to the launch of Gemini-7 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's John F. Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 4, 1965. Gemini-7 is scheduled for a 14-day mission.

ISS023-E-044896 (17 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, Bowen and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman (out of frame), mission specialist, loosened bolts holding six replacement batteries, installed a second antenna for high-speed Ku-band transmissions and adding a spare parts platform to Dextre, a two-armed extension for the stations robotic arm.

iss061e129592 (Jan. 20, 2020) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is attached to an articulating portable foot restraint during a spacewalk with NASA astronaut Christina Koch (upper right) to finalize upgrading power systems on the International Space Station's Port-6 truss structure.

S134-E-008650 (22 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the eight-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Feustel and astronaut Michael Fincke (out of frame), mission specialist, completed all planned tasks, including refilling one of the stations cooling loops with ammonia and lubricating one of the stations massive solar alpha rotary joints.

Photograph of Astronaut Piers Sellers during the third spacewalk of STS-121. Dated 2006

STS113-E-05215 (28 November 2002) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, STS-113 mission specialist, uses a camera during the missions second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The spacewalk lasted 6 hours, 10 minutes.

S125-E-008662 (17 May 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Good, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in the missions fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. During the eight-hour, two-minute spacewalk, Good and astronaut Mike Massimino (out of frame), mission specialist, continued repairs and improvements to the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) that will extend the Hubbles life into the next decade.

STS109-E-5382 (6 March 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, payload commander, waves at a crewmate inside Space Shuttle Columbia's crew cabin during a brief break in work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the cargo bay of the shuttle during the STS-109 mission's third space walk. The primary purpose of the extravehicular activity (EVA) of astronauts Grunsfeld and Richard M. Linnehan was to replace the Power Control Unit on the giant telescope. The image was recorded with a digital still camera by one of Grunsfeld's crew mates inside Columbia's cabin.

S128-E-007042 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Astronaut John Danny Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk, Olivas and astronaut Nicole Stott (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the stations truss and temporarily stowed it on the stations robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discoverys payload bay for return.

ISS038-E-022930 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the eight-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Ryazanskiy and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (out of frame), commander, worked with two high-fidelity cameras, removed the Vsplesk experiment package and jettisoned it and replaced it with hardware for a more sophisticated earthquake-monitoring experiment, Seismoprognoz, which they attached to a Zvezda handrail.

iss055e071274 (May 16, 2018) --- Astronaut Drew Feustel takes an out-of-this-world selfie, or "space-selfie," during a spacewalk on May 16 to swap thermal control gear.

S134-E-008625 (22 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the eight-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Feustel and astronaut Michael Fincke (out of frame), mission specialist, completed all planned tasks, including refilling one of the stations cooling loops with ammonia and lubricating one of the stations massive solar alpha rotary joints.

ISS036-E-019658 (16 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. A little more than one hour into the spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (out of frame) reported water floating behind his head inside his helmet. The water was not an immediate health hazard for Parmitano, but Mission Control decided to end the spacewalk early.

ISS016-E-006490 (26 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Doug Wheelock, STS-120 mission specialist, participates in the first of five scheduled sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) to perform work on the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked to the station. In just over six hours, Wheelock and astronaut Scott Parazynski (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the Harmony module in its temporary location on the station, readied the P6 truss for its relocation during the second EVA session, retrieved a failed radio communications antenna and snapped shut a window cover on Harmony that opened during launch on Discovery.

JSC2009-E-240510 (5 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Clayton Anderson, STS-131 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, mission specialist; along with technicians assisting Anderson, are visible in the reflection in his helmet visor.

ISS022-E-025495 (14 Jan. 2010) --- Russian cosmonauts Maxim Suraev and Oleg Kotov (out of frame), both Expedition 22 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as maintenance and construction continue on the International Space Station. During the spacewalk, Suraev and Kotov prepared the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), known as Poisk, for future Russian vehicle dockings. Suraev and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, commander, will be the first to use the new docking port when they relocate their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft from the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module on Jan. 21.

jsc2018e097297 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 58 crewmember Anne McClain of NASA conducts a pressure and leak check of her Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Nov. 20. McClain, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency will launch Dec. 3 on the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

ISS011-E-11948 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (seen in Phillip;s helmet visor), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of Station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the Station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

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