The first spacewalk was performed back in 1965 by Russian astronaut Alexei Leonov and lasted for a mere ten minutes. That duration has increased manyfold, as today, the duration of an average ...

A spacewalk, often called extra-vehicular activity in space industry parlance, refers to any activity an astronaut undertakes outside of a space station or spacecraft. The upcoming spacewalk is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spacewalk planned for Thursday outside the International Space Station was called off late Wednesday because of a "medical ...

A spacewalk planned for Thursday outside the International Space Station was called off late Wednesday because of a "medical concern" with an unidentified crew member, NASA said in a statement. An ...

A NASA astronaut will soon make history when he and one other step outside the International Space Station on the first spacewalk of 2026. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman are due to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year and may bring its crew back early from the International Space Station due to an onboard medical issue. The spacewalk was supposed to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian ...

Update: NASA has postponed the spacewalk due to a "medical concern with a crew member." NASA did not identify the astronaut, nor share details about the medical issue. A new date for the spacewalk has ...