Hi, I'm Megan Hyatt Miller, and this is lead to win.

My dad and I are on sabbatical for the month of July.

For this month, we've hand-picked a few of the most popular episodes

of the podcast for you to enjoy.

Each week, another favorite. So sit back and enjoy this

encore episode and we'll be back with more great content in August. In the fall of 2015, Captain Scott Kelly opened the hatch of the International Space Station for his first spacewalk.

It's not as simple as it appears in the movies.

Spacewalking is a grueling and dangerous undertaking in which the

simple act of survival is cause for celebration. Traveling at 17,500 miles per hour,

250 miles above the Earth's surface, safety is not something to be taken

for granted.

A thousand things can go wrong, and even the smallest mishap could prove fatal.

The space suit is both a life preserver and a

potential hazard. These high-tech garments are equipped with life support and

communication systems, but they're also stiff, bulky, and hard to operate in the disorienting atmosphere of space.

Microparticles and space debris pose a constant threat.

Even the smallest puncture could cause sudden death. Astronauts

zip around using jet packs in the movies but real space walkers are entirely

dependent on their tether. If it comes unhooked they can drift helplessly into

space with no chance of rescue.

In his book, Endurance,

Captain Kelly tells of a Russian astronaut

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