In 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White conducted the first American spacewalk during Gemini 4, demonstrating that astronauts could maneuver and work in open space, a milestone that enabled future missions involving spacecraft repair, station assembly, and long-duration human presence in orbit. Follow @spaceeves #spacenews #nasa #spacehistory #gemini | SpaceEve

15K views · 169 reactions | Spacewalk essentials: fixing the ISS under the stars. ️ #NASA #Spacewalk #ISS" | Astrovibe | Facebook

787K views · 18K reactions | Astronaut Slowly Revolves During Spacewalk! #NASA #SPACE #SPACEX #EARTH #SHORTS #VIRALS | Space Fact | Facebook

Check out these amazing highlights from David Saint-Jacques’s first spacewalk – the first for a CSA astronaut in 12 years! He and NASA astronaut Anne McClain performed maintenance tasks during the 6.5-hour spacewalk: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/news.asp. 🎥: NASA/CSA | Canadian Space Agency

21K views · 240 reactions | Former Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov relived the highlights of the spacewalk he conducted 50 years ago – the first spacewalk in history. Leonov, who is now 80 years old, stepped out of his Voskhod 2 spacecraft on March 18, 1965 for a 12-minute spacewalk to test his spacesuit and maneuverability. | NASA's Johnson Space Center | Facebook