Spacewalk

• The first American woman to perform an EVA was Kathryn D. Sullivan on October 11, 1984 during Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G.
• The first EVA by a non-Soviet, non-American was made on December 9, 1988 by Jean-Loup Chrétien of France during a three-week stay on the Mir space station.
• The first EVA by a Briton was on February 9, 1995 by Michael Foale (who carries dual British-American citizenship).
• The first EVA by a black African-American was on February 9, 1995 by Bernard A. Harris, Jr..