What Is a Spacewalk?

According to NASA's official website whenever an astronaut gets out of a vehicle while in space, it is called a spacewalk or an EVA, which stands for extravehicular activity. Alexei Leonov, a Russian astronaut, made history on March 18, 1965, by becoming the first person to go on a spacewalk. It was for remarkable 10 minutes long.

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Every construction worker who ever accidentally left their tools at their worksite now has something in common with NASA astronauts, who lost a $100,000 tool bag during a spacewalk on November 1, the space agency announced.

This white satchel, visible from Earth with a telescope or good binoculars, floats around 200 miles above the planet. Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara missed securing the bag during their maintenance spacewalk on the International Space Station.

According to the astronomy website EarthSky, the tool bag is currently orbiting slightly ahead of the space station and is shining just below the threshold of visibility to the naked eye, making it possible to see with minimal assistance.

For those worried about the tools falling on someone's head on Earth, experts have assured that there is no risk of that occurring. The tool bag is anticipated to stay in orbit for a few more months before eventually descending and safely disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere.

The tool bag is expected to undergo its fiery fate around March, according to EarthSky. During this period, the tool bag has been officially catalogued as space junk ID 58229 / 1998-067WC.

Photo: NASA astronauts lose $100,000 tool bag during spacewalk

This isn't the first tool bag that has been lost in space. In November 2008, astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper from the Endeavor mission accidentally let go of her backpack-sized tool kit while cleaning up a mess from a leaking grease gun, according to space.com. That tool bag, valued at $100,000, orbited the Earth for months before ultimately meeting its fiery demise upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrating.

(With Input from Agencies)