What is "extravehicular"

Usage examples of "extravehicular".

The new ship hovered above them in Spacedock, as comfortable as an eagle in its aerie, being tended, coddled, and preened by devoted minions in extravehicular suits, none quite as consumed with wonder as the proud captain himself.

But what he knew about extravehicular activity in a spacesuit could be inscribed on the head of a pin.

He would carry it to heights not attempted before, where various scientific instruments would be placed in orbit and checked during an extended extravehicular activity.

Losing a fighter around you and going extravehicular did terrible things to the comforting illusions that kept fighter pilots rushing into those cockpits.

Scobie dropped the meter of heavy-gauge insulated wire which was standard issue on extravehicular missions, in case you needed to make a special electrical connection or a repair.

Jeremy, who had been somewhat bored, had been in the possibly enviable position of testing his powerful extravehicular survival suit at the time of the disaster.

They run through all the prescribed extravehicular testing routines, checking this thing and that, the acid content of the rain and the possibility of atmospheric toxins and such.

Actually Malenfant missed his old suit: his space shuttle EMU, extravehicular mobility unit, with its clunks and whirrs of fans and pumps.

She became conscious of a universe within herself, galaxy after galaxy of scintillant neurons, and suddenly she felt as though she were spiraling into a cold vastness of stars, as though she were an astronaut who, on an extravehicular walk, had snapped the tether that linked her safely to her spacecraft.

He had been on extravehicular activity oncea spacewalkand an incorrectly programmed robotic arm had moved unexpectedly, severed his tether, and tossed him spinning into space.

The official name was pressurized vehicle for extended extravehicular traversea PVEETbut nobody could even agree on how to pronounce that one, and people giggled every time the acronym was used.

He was wearing a pressure suit, but it was a precaution against a vehicle depressurization only, not a suit rated for an extravehicular activity.

Torres from all extravehicular communication and remote sensor access until further notice.

Many people who saw it both on the viz scanners and with their own eyes said this was actually Klaaz, flying in space, without a spacesuit or oxygen or other extravehicular needs.

Scrub all plans for extravehicular activity even if you find a place to put down.