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NASA Astronauts' GoPro Captures Out-Of-This-World Footage During ISS Spacewalk

Breathtaking GoPro footage reveals what it’s like to spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

In February, NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Terry Virts completed an EVA (extravehicular activity) outside the ISS to reconfigure the exterior of a satellite. The astronauts took along a GoPro camera, which allowed them to capture the out-of-this-world experience -- and some inspiring shots of the Earth below.

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NASA uploaded the footage last week, and it’s promptly gone viral.

The video is mesmerizing. Watch the full, hour-long clip here:

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BEFORE YOU GO

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Terry Virts, referring to a picture of his colleague Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore "Can you spot the space walker in this picture? He's very small compared to the enormous starboard truss of the ISS."
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Out on the P3 truss. #AstroButch handing me his cable to install on the new antenna. #spacewalk
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Laying 100' of cable in each of these bags, #AstroButch and I installed them from the lab to new antennas.
NASA/Terry Virts

Mission Accomplished - 3 #spacewalks, 800' of cable, 4 antennas, 3 laser reflectors, 1 greased robotic arm.
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And for the second half of our #spacewalk today- me greasing the robotic arm.
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Spacewalking!
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Working at sunrise- laying more cables! #spacewalk
My very first “steps” outside, going down through the airlock hatch. #USEVA29 #spacewalk
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#AstroButch in the vacuum of space today. #spacewalk
On my way inside at the end of a long and successful #spacewalk- thanks #AstroButch for a great pic!
My #spacewalk lead #AstroButch, with me upside down in his visor.
My first ever spacewalk today- AWESOME!!!
NASA/Terry Virts

Our official “100 Days” patch. 2.5 months to go. Time is flying WAY TOO FAST!
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The smile before my first #spacewalk barely fit in the camera frame. #USEVA29
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Extensive #Africa desert of #Libya and #Chad.
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#EarthArt northeast #Libya.
The camera doesn't do it justice - floating in space, looking down on creation, seeing new color shades. #spacewalk
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#EarthArt Simien National Park #Ethiopia
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#EarthArt #RedSea