Stranded NASA astronaut gets change of pace with spacewalk, after 7 months in orbit

Muzammil Hussain January 17, 2025

An astronaut floats in the darkness outside of a space station, touching a part of the station to fix it. A flashlight coming from the astronaut lights up a circle on the white outside of the space station and the spacecraft docked near them.

One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.

One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago. An astronaut floats in the darkness outside of a space station, touching a part of the station to fix it. A flashlight coming from the astronaut lights up a circle on the white outside of the space station and the spacecraft docked near them.

One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.

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