SpaceX Conducts First Spacewalk By Private Astronauts

Credit: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL—With four passengers aboard, a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule was depressurized and opened to the vacuum of space for 26 min., 40 sec. of extravehicular activity (EVA) on Sept. 12, marking the first spacewalk by private citizens. The EVA was the highlight of a five-day charter organized...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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