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Because the duration was mentioned, I looked up the average length of a spacewalk and saw they usually come in at around 6.5 hours. My question now is: Why?
Is it due to the extra steps required (no pun intended) for safety, the general challenge of moving in a vacuum, or because they really just wanted to get out for a bit?
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in reply to NASA • • •Because the duration was mentioned, I looked up the average length of a spacewalk and saw they usually come in at around 6.5 hours. My question now is: Why?
Is it due to the extra steps required (no pun intended) for safety, the general challenge of moving in a vacuum, or because they really just wanted to get out for a bit?