842K views · 9.9K reactions | Two private astronauts conducted the first-ever commercial spacewalk on Thursday. The spacewalk was the centerpiece of Polaris Dawn, a collaboration between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur. https://nyti.ms/3ZqF3Uf | The New York Times | Facebook

11K views · 61 reactions | Would you be brave enough to float around in space? 六‍ The first spacewalk was performed by Soviet and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov back on 18 March 1965. But it nearly went disastrously wrong...  https://bbc.in/41LWZZ3 | BBC World Service | Facebook

Historic footage from Apollo 9 shows the first full test of true spacewalk systems in Earth orbit. What may look unstable is normal in microgravity, as visor and checklist hardware float freely. This mission proved astronauts could work safely outside a spacecraft before going to the Moon. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo9 #Spacewalk #NASA #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve

2K views · 51 reactions | The longest spacewalk ever by American astronauts took place in 2001 and lasted almost nine hours. Do you know how long the very first U.S. spacewalk lasted? | NASA's Johnson Space Center | Facebook