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extra-vehicular

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  • But these teddy bears drifting nearly 20 miles above Earth have become the first soft toys to take part in extra-vehicular activity (to use correct NASA jargon) at such an altitude.

    Teds in space Not a sheep 2008

  • But these teddy bears drifting nearly 20 miles above Earth have become the first soft toys to take part in extra-vehicular activity (to use correct NASA jargon) at such an altitude.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • He's headed for the International Space Station and some extra-vehicular activity spacewalking.

    NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: April 2008 Archives 2008

  • Another bit of fallout is that before this happened, the EVA (extra-vehicular activity) schedule was extremely tight, with a good chance that either the ACS or STIS repair would have to be scrapped if even the slightest activity went slower than planned.

    Awful Hubble News Julianne 2008

  • When you do this kind of stuff, it's like doing EVA, it's like doing extra-vehicular activity in space, but at much greater distances, and at much greater physical peril.

    Bill Stone explores the world's deepest caves Bill Stone 2007

  • When you do this kind of stuff, it's like doing EVA, it's like doing extra-vehicular activity in space, but at much greater distances, and at much greater physical peril.

    Bill Stone explores the world's deepest caves Bill Stone 2007

  • One body is an immense hollow sphere of negligible mass, the other is relatively small in size -- an extra-vehicular scientist, let's say -- and also of negligible mass.

    Gravitation and its misappropriation by quantum theory 2007

  • When you do this kind of stuff, it's like doing EVA, it's like doing extra-vehicular activity in space, but at much greater distances, and at much greater physical peril.

    Bill Stone explores the world's deepest caves Bill Stone 2007

  • I believe a baby becomes a voting Republican at the exact moment it takes its first extra-vehicular poop (EVP).

    Think Progress » ROBERTS DAY 2: 25 Ways To Not Answer The Question 2005

  • However, the legendary OMEGA Speedmaster Professional also remains an item of standard equipment and is still worn for extra-vehicular activity. came a unique nickname: the Moon Watch.

    Everybody’s a middleman « BuzzMachine 2005

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