“It may have been one small step for Neil, but it’s a heck of a big leap for me.”
It was forty years ago this week that two NASA astronauts embarked into uncharted orbital waters, becoming the first to perform a spacewalk without the benefit of a tether. These thrilling photos remind us of this extraordinary moment in spaceflight history. Over the decades, hundreds of astronauts have bravely ventured outside their spacecraft to work in the dangerous void that is space.
Hard to believe from this image, but the astronaut, like the Shuttle, was traveling around the Earth at speeds reaching 17,500 miles per hour . McCandless would’ve been toast had he smashed into a micrometeorite or space junk, but such is the risk of any spacewalk, tethered or not. The View From Up Here Returning the favor, McCandless captured this stunning view of Challenger, showing the Shuttle from his perspective.
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