spacewalkingn.
/ˈspeɪswɔːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspeɪsˌwɔkɪŋ/, /ˈspeɪsˌwɑkɪŋ/ The action or practice of undertaking activity in space outside a spacecraft. Cf. spacewalk n.
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1965 Newsweek 21 June 24/1 He was firmly convinced that spacewalking is an easily mastered art.
1984 Times 11 Aug. 1/5 Colonel Dzhanibekov remarked calmly that cosmonauts ran the risk of being struck by meteorites when outside the station, but did not think space walking was especially dangerous.
1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 17 Jan. a 3/3 Officials added the spacewalk to the six-day mission two months ago to give astronauts and flight controllers more spacewalking experience.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
spacewalkingadj.
/ˈspeɪswɔːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspeɪsˌwɔkɪŋ/, /ˈspeɪsˌwɑkɪŋ/ That carries out a spacewalk; of or relating to this.
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1963 Amarillo (Texas) Globe–Times 9 Apr. 1/4 In his space-walking mission, the astronaut will not be affected by gravity nor will he be able to control his attitude.
1970 Daily Tel. 10 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 9/4 Theoretically we could now send a space-walking astronaut as an electric repair man to one of these satellites if anything went wrong.
1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 30 Jan. a1 An April flight will put the space-walking gear to use by sending an astronaut out to retrieve a sun-studying satellite that hasn't worked in three years.
2005 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Jan. 10/2 According to the original scheme, space-walking astronauts would have replaced failing batteries, gyroscopes and fine-guidance sensors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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