HOUSTON, July 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's
celebration of 50 years of spacewalking, or extravehicular
activity, continues July 11 with a
visit to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in
Boston. NASA will share Apollo-era
artifacts, current space suit hardware and hands-on interactive
family activities.
Former NASA astronaut Clay
Anderson will be on hand to discuss his experiences in space
as NASA continues its "SuitUp with NASA" events and activities.
NASA astronaut Ed White conducted
the first US spacewalk on June 3,
1965, during the Gemini 4 mission. Russian cosmonaut
Alexei Leonov was the first human to
conduct a spacewalk March 18,
1965.
President John F. Kennedy played
a crucial role in the early accomplishments of the U.S. space
program, including the Apollo missions. Apollo 11 astronauts
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were
the first astronauts to land on the moon on July 20, 1969, fulfilling the promise of
President Kennedy to send humans to the moon and return them safely
to Earth by the end of the decade.
Spacewalks have been indispensable to the assembly and operation
of the global International Space Station partnership, and will
remain an important facet of future exploration efforts. As NASA
sets its sights on the journey to Mars, it recognizes the challenge
set by President Kennedy and looks forward to international
cooperation as it develops innovative design solutions for
spacecraft and spacesuits that will protect future crews from the
Red Planet's harsh environment.
For the first time since 1982, NASA is in the process of
evaluating and testing new suit prototype designs for their ability
to support the journey to Mars. The new designs will advance the
state of the art for extravehicular activity, improving mobility,
flexibility, range and reliability.
Boston residents are invited to
#SuitUp with NASA at the John. F. Kennedy Library in Boston for an out-of-this-world experience and
opportunity to immerse yourself in space exploration through our
mobile exhibit and the opportunity to touch a moon rock.
For more information about the 50th Anniversary of Spacewalking
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