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'''Extravehicular activity''', also known as '''EVA''' refers to any work done outside the [[hull]] of a [[space]] [[starship]] or habitat, and not in the breathable [[atmosphere]] of a [[planet]]. Extravehicular activities generally involve [[zero gravity]] situations, however the term is sometimes also used in regards to planetary missions in environments with no surface atmosphere, no breathable atmosphere, or other toxic conditions. ({{ENT|Minefield}}; {{film|8}})
 
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[[File:Spacewalking astronaut.jpg|thumb|Space walking astronaut in the Early days of Human space exploration.]]
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A '''space walk''' refered to being in [[space]] outside the [[hull]] of a [[starship]] or [[space station]], and was usually in [[zero gravity]]. ({{ENT|Minefield}}; {{film|8}})
   
Extravehicular activities usually require an [[environmental suit]], also known as an EVA suit, though occasionally certain crewmen or members of certain [[species]] are able to engage in EVA without. For instance, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]], an [[android]], and [[The Doctor]], a [[hologram]], are able to perform in many environments where most [[Starfleet]] crewmen could not. ({{VOY|Basics, Part I}}; {{film|10}})
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Space walks required an [[environmental suit]], also known as an [[EV suit]], though occasionally certain crewmen or members of certain [[species]] are able to go without. For instance, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]], an [[android]], and [[The Doctor]], a [[hologram]], are able to perform in many environments where most [[Starfleet]] crewmen could not. ({{VOY|Basics, Part I}}; {{film|10}})
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A team engaging in a spacewalk might be known as a [[EV team]]. ({{ENT|Similitude}})
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In [[2373]]/[[2063]], when the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} found out that that the [[Borg]] that had infested the ship were outside on the hull building an [[interplexing beacon]] on the ship's [[deflector dish]], [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] asked [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] if he had remembered his [[zero-gravity combat training]]. Worf revealed it made him sick to his stomach. Despite this, Picard, Worf and [[Hawk (Lieutenant)|Lieutenant Hawk]] went onto the hull to stop the Borg. ({{film|8}})
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Space walks were taught at [[Starfleet Academy]] in a six week long course during the third year. It was aimed at preparing [[cadet]]s for walking in space in their space suits. In [[2374]], [[Lieutenant]]s [[B'Elanna Torres]] and [[Tom Paris]] were forced to evacuate their [[shuttlecraft]], shortly before it was destroyed, by putting on their EV suits and [[beam]]ing into space. Torres, who had never finished the Academy, felt queasy floating around in space, saying it was nothing like the simulations done before the course. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}})
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{{bginfo|Space walking is known as '''Extravehicular activity''', or '''EVA''', in the real world, but this terminology has not been used on screen in a ''Star Trek'' production, although several scripts use the proper real world term, and EV has been used in relation to space suits.}}
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia|Extra-vehicular activity}}

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Spacewalking astronaut

Space walking astronaut in the Early days of Human space exploration.

A space walk refered to being in space outside the hull of a starship or space station, and was usually in zero gravity. (ENT: "Minefield"; Star Trek: First Contact)

Space walks required an environmental suit, also known as an EV suit, though occasionally certain crewmen or members of certain species are able to go without. For instance, Lieutenant Commander Data, an android, and The Doctor, a hologram, are able to perform in many environments where most Starfleet crewmen could not. (VOY: "Basics, Part I"; Star Trek Nemesis)

A team engaging in a spacewalk might be known as a EV team. (ENT: "Similitude")

In 2373/2063, when the crew of the USS Enterprise-E found out that that the Borg that had infested the ship were outside on the hull building an interplexing beacon on the ship's deflector dish, Captain Jean-Luc Picard asked Lieutenant Commander Worf if he had remembered his zero-gravity combat training. Worf revealed it made him sick to his stomach. Despite this, Picard, Worf and Lieutenant Hawk went onto the hull to stop the Borg. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Space walks were taught at Starfleet Academy in a six week long course during the third year. It was aimed at preparing cadets for walking in space in their space suits. In 2374, Lieutenants B'Elanna Torres and Tom Paris were forced to evacuate their shuttlecraft, shortly before it was destroyed, by putting on their EV suits and beaming into space. Torres, who had never finished the Academy, felt queasy floating around in space, saying it was nothing like the simulations done before the course. (VOY: "Day of Honor")

Space walking is known as Extravehicular activity, or EVA, in the real world, but this terminology has not been used on screen in a Star Trek production, although several scripts use the proper real world term, and EV has been used in relation to space suits.

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