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The first EVA outside of the International Space Station

NASA astronauts Jerry Ross and James Newman performing the very first EVA at ISS in 1998.
NASA astronauts Jerry Ross and James Newman performing the very first EVA at ISS in 1998. Photo: NASA

The first spacewalk to be conducted at the fledgling International Space Station happened on December 7, 1998. NASA astronauts Jerry Ross and James Newman worked to connect electrical and data cables between the station’s first two modules, Zarya and Unity.

Correction: A previous version of this slide listed an incorrect year for the spacewalk.