--- title: See 2 Astronauts During Their 6 Hour Spacewalk description: More than 200 miles away from earth, 2 astronauts left the confines of their floating home canonical: https://time.com/3481430/nasa-spacewalk-international-space-station/ author: Adam Glanzman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-08T14:51:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:07:31.606Z article:section: Science og:title: See 2 Astronauts During Their 6 Hour Spacewalk og:description: More than 200 miles away from earth, 2 astronauts left the confines of their floating home og:url: https://time.com/3481430/nasa-spacewalk-international-space-station/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4947b73a8610fe38/69875f2ea988ca4df16a9a24/spacewalk-nasa-space-esa1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Astronaut Alexander Gerst while on a spacewalk outside of ISS on Oct. 7, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See 2 Astronauts During Their 6 Hour Spacewalk twitter:description: More than 200 miles away from earth, 2 astronauts left the confines of their floating home twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4947b73a8610fe38/69875f2ea988ca4df16a9a24/spacewalk-nasa-space-esa1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See 2 Astronauts During Their 6-Hour Spacewalk by [Adam Glanzman](https://time.com/author/adam-glanzman/) ## Adam Glanzman Oct 8, 2014 2:51 PM UTC  Astronaut Alexander Gerst while on a spacewalk outside of ISS on Oct. 7, 2014. Astronaut Alexander Gerst while on a spacewalk outside of ISS on Oct. 7, 2014.ESA by [Adam Glanzman](https://time.com/author/adam-glanzman/) ## Adam Glanzman Oct 8, 2014 2:51 PM UTC European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst went on his first spacewalk Tuesday with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman. Working in the moonlight, the duo spent a total of six hours and 13 minutes outside of the International Space Station cleaning and repairing various aspects of their floating home. The astronauts were tethered to the space station during their outing and had a few minutes to take some photographs, some of which were later posted to social media. Another spacewalk is scheduled to take place next week, the Associated Press reports. Wiseman and fellow American Butch Wilmore will be venturing out of the station to perform more maintenance work. > [](https://twitter.com/astro%5Freid/status/519612375264002049) > [](https://twitter.com/Astro%5FAlex/status/519604546801135618) Want to see more of these astronauts? Watch [TIME’s Jeff Kluger interview](http://time.com/tag/10-questions/page/2/) Reid Wiseman, Steve Swanson, and Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station \[[AP](http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/890387354114487092032de737cad984/astronauts-resume-routine-spacewalks-nasa)\] ### PHOTOS: This Astronaut's Images of Earth Look Like Beautiful Abstract Paintings  "Harsh land. Windswept valleys in northern #Africa"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 6, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Land use in South Africa, you can see where water is."—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 9, 2014. Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Irrigation in the #Sahara #Desert looks like a challenging task from up here... #BlueDot"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 28, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "An open history book of our planet: the #Sahara Desert"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 26, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "An open history book of our planet: the # Sahara Desert"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 26, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA/SIPA USA  "Close-up of gigantic Salar of Uyuni in Bolivia. You can even see the salt fields and the 'Cactus Island'."—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 15, 2014. Alexander Gerst—ESA  "The #Moon was still behind the horizon. A #FataMorgana of atmospherical refraction #BlueDot"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 14, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA/SIPA USA  "When I took this photo, I was sure these are clouds. But now I'm not so sure... #BlueDot"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 7, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Probably a river in Kazakhstan or slightly west of it."—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 29, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA/SIPA USA  "An open history book of our planet: the #Sahara Desert"—Alexander Gerst via Twitter on July 26, 2014 Alexander Gerst—ESA  "Human-made fires in East Africa. 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