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First American Astronaut to Walk in Space - June 3rd, 1965

Photograph by Brian McGowan on Unsplash.com

The United States completed their first space walk on June 3rd, 1965. The historic walk was completed by astronaut Ed White, who was in space for about 20 minutes while attached to a 23-foot long tehter. A space walk is the term for any time an astronaut leaves the space vehicle to go out into actual space. Astronauts don't just go on spacewalks whenever they want or just for fun, spacewalks occur when there is a job to do (for example, fixing something, conducting an experiment, or testing equipment). The world record for most spacewalks is 16, which is a total of 82 hours out in space!

In order to safely spacewalk and astronaut has to dress up in a special spacesuit that gives them oxygen and water they need to survive out in space. They also have to leave the spacecraft through a special door that ensures no air escapes the spaceship when they exit. The astronauts are also tethered to the spacecraft so that they don't float away.

A neat fact from the NASA website on spacewalks says that spacewalks are very similar to swimming in water, so to train for spacewalks the astronaughts do a lot of training in a special pool.

Below are several space and astronaut activities that are a great way to celebrate this awesome SPACE-iversary!

	Orbiting Objects Paper Plate Craft preschool and kindergarten
	Space Travel Coloring Pages
Astronaut and Rocket Crafts:
	Astronaut Craft preschool and kindergarten
	Porthole Paper Plate Craft Kindergarten and grade school
	Rocket Toilet Paper Roll Craft preschool and kindergarten
	Space Collage Craft
	Space Shapes Matching Craft preschool and kindergarten
	Spacesuit Craft preschoolers and up
Earth and Space Craftss:
	Magic Stars Paint and crayons project Age 2+
	Planet Earth 3D Craft Kindergarten and grade school
	Planet Earth Coffee Filter Craft preschoolers and up
	Planet Earth Handprint Craft
	Planet Earth Scissor Skills Craft preschoolers and up
	Planet Earth Stained Glass Craft Kindergarten and grade school
	Other Outer Space Crafts and Activities

Other Holidays You May Be Interested In:

• First American Astronaut to Orbit Earth (February 20th, 1962)
• First Space Walk (March 18th, 1965)
• World UFO Day (July 2nd)
• National Moon Day (July 20th)