Staying Alive in Space
From
The First US Spacewalk
June 3, 1965
to
The Last Walks on the Moon
December 14, 1972
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First US Spacewalk
June 3, 1965
Ed White was the first
American to do a
spacewalk.
He spent 23 minutes
floating in space.
First US Spacewalk—Gemini IV
Umbilical
Ed White using the
umbilical
Last Man on the Moon
December 14, 1972
Eugene Cernan was the last
person to walk on the Moon.
Before he left, he spent a
total of 74 hours, 59
minutes, and 40 seconds
there from December 11 to
December 14, 1972.
Last Walk on the Moon—Apollo 17
Cutaway model of the
Portable Life Support System
and Oxygen Purge System
Gene Cernan on the Moon