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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Those concerns apparently grew in the hours that followed, prompting NASA to issue a follow-up statement to its EVA (extravehicular activity) cancellation, indicating that bringing astronauts home early is on the table.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
On Sunday June 5, 1966, at 5:30 a.m. Houston time, two days after launch, Cernan began his spacewalk, or, what NASA preferred to call in the agency’s arid argot, his extravehicular activity—or EVA.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
While in space, the astronauts will conduct science and application experiments, install a space debris protection device, as well as extravehicular payload and equipment, and perform recovery tasks, according to the agency.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
The wearable robots attached to the space suit assist an astronaut in performing extravehicular activities (EVAs).
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2023
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
On Sunday June 5, 1966, at 5:30 a.m. Houston time, two days after launch, Cernan began his spacewalk, or, what NASA preferred to call in the agency’s arid argot, his extravehicular activity—or EVA.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
While in space, the astronauts will conduct science and application experiments, install a space debris protection device, as well as extravehicular payload and equipment, and perform recovery tasks, according to the agency.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
The wearable robots attached to the space suit assist an astronaut in performing extravehicular activities (EVAs).
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2023
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“Extravehicular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extravehicular. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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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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