extravehicular
adjective
ex·tra·ve·hic·u·lar
ˌek-strə-vē-ˈhi-kyə-lər 
: taking place outside a vehicle (such as a spacecraft)
extravehicular activity
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Their activities will include extravehicular activities (EVAs), or spacewalks, conducting space science and application experiments, handling cargo deliveries, installing science payloads and equipment outside Tiangong and conducting popular science and outreach events.
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Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The mission has included a pair of extravehicular activities, or spacewalks, including a record-breaking excursion outside of the space station.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
So the EVAs, the extravehicular activity suits worn to fix Hubble, were the same astronauts on the shuttles and in the ISS.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
President Trump's pick to lead NASA is Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who flew to orbit twice in SpaceX vehicles and completed the first commercial extravehicular activity, or spacewalk.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The mission has included a pair of extravehicular activities, or spacewalks, including a record-breaking excursion outside of the space station.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
So the EVAs, the extravehicular activity suits worn to fix Hubble, were the same astronauts on the shuttles and in the ISS.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
President Trump's pick to lead NASA is Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who flew to orbit twice in SpaceX vehicles and completed the first commercial extravehicular activity, or spacewalk.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Extravehicular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extravehicular. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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extravehicular
adjective
ex·tra·ve·hic·u·lar
ˌek-strə-vē-ˈhik-yə-lər
: taking place outside a vehicle (as a spacecraft)
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