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50 years ago and white took a 23 minute

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walk now that may not sound like such a

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big deal there was something special

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about this particular walk you see Ed

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White was America's first space Walker

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who orbited earth tethered outside his

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spacecraft traveling from wide to the

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Gulf of Mexico 23 minutes this important

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first was an incredible physical

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challenge Anna turning point in

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establishing America's leadership in

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space and NASA didn't stop there

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spacewalks spacesuits have become a

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critical component to all of our human

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space exploration efforts in the last 50

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years spacewalking astronauts have made

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more than 260 excursions into space to

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explore the moon on six Apollo missions

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build orbiting laboratory of the

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International Space Station and repair

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and upgrade our window to the universe

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the Hubble Space Telescope for the first

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time since 1982 NASA is in the process

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of evaluating and testing new space suit

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designs that the future astronauts will

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need for missions to an asteroid and

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Mars these designs include

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considerations for use of soft and hard

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materials and combinations that improve

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the features for humans without

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sacrificing safety space walking its

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ultimate adrenaline rush but it's also

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an important part of NASA's human

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exploration missions to learn more about

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NASA's journey to Mars visit