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Gemini IX-A astronaut Gene Cernan is backdropped by the blackness of space during America’s second spacewalk on June 5, 1966. His umbilical drifts across the foreground, partially obscuring the view of the astronaut.

First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk

A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges he faced led NASA to reevaluate plans, equipment, and training for future spacewalks.

Image Credit: NASA

TakenJune 5, 1966

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