30. When we go outside, are we really able to walk in space? When astronauts are outside the space station why is it called a spacewalk? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

No, you don't really walk, you float. The term "spacewalk" came from the media in the early days of space exploration.

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Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D.

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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