space walk
noun
: a period of activity spent outside a spacecraft by an astronaut in space
spacewalk
ˈspās-ˌwȯk 
intransitive verb spacewalker
ˈspās-ˌwȯ-kər
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The crew will conduct a space walk, a first for anyone traveling aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. 
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022 The most dangerous moments will be during the space walk, when the entire space capsule will be open to the vacuum of space. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2022 The crew will proceed with a space walk Thursday as planned, the agency noted. orlandosentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Two of the astronauts completed their second space walk on Friday. NBC News, 21 Aug. 2021 In the same year, China conducted its first space walk. CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 China is the country pushing people into space; the country achieved its first space walk this week. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 10 July 2021 Liu is a veteran of the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, during which Zhai Zhigang made China’s first space walk. Fox News, 5 July 2021 Another Illuminarium experience is planned for Atlanta in 2022, and it's designed to take visitors on a space walk, giving them a chance to come as close as most people are likely to get to setting foot on the moon. Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2021 See More
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022 The most dangerous moments will be during the space walk, when the entire space capsule will be open to the vacuum of space. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2022 The crew will proceed with a space walk Thursday as planned, the agency noted. orlandosentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Two of the astronauts completed their second space walk on Friday. NBC News, 21 Aug. 2021 In the same year, China conducted its first space walk. CNN, 8 Aug. 2021 China is the country pushing people into space; the country achieved its first space walk this week. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 10 July 2021 Liu is a veteran of the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, during which Zhai Zhigang made China’s first space walk. Fox News, 5 July 2021 Another Illuminarium experience is planned for Atlanta in 2022, and it's designed to take visitors on a space walk, giving them a chance to come as close as most people are likely to get to setting foot on the moon. Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above