Spacewalk Photos: NASA Astronauts Work Outside Space Station (Oct. 15, 2014)

Wiseman and Wilmore Preparing

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European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst prepares NASA's Reid Wiseman and Barry Wilmore for a spacewalk on Oct. 15, 2014.

Wilmore Outside International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2014

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NASA Barry Wilmore works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk on Oct. 15, 2014.

Spacewalking Astronauts

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NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Barry Wilmore performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2014. The blue Earth gleams at lower left.

View of the Earth During Spacewalk on Oct. 15, 2014

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Two spacecraft docked to the International Space Station float over the Earth during a spacewalk by two U.S. astronauts on Oct. 15, 2014.

Spacewalk Oct. 15, 2014

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NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Barry Wilmore performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2014. One of the two hangs head down at center.

Working in the Dark

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A piece of equipment is held by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman as he performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2014.

Handiwork

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The hands of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman are seen in a video still taken during the spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2014.

Spacewalk Preparation on Oct. 15, 2014

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NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Barry Wilmore prepare to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2014. NASA provided this photo via Twitter.

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