Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space when he stepped outside his Gemini 4 spacecraft.

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Sullivan (the first American woman to walk in space).

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In addition city plans say that by 2015, 90% of residents will be able to walk to a green space in just 15 minutes.

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His homes have a designer feel -- interior wood paneling, stainless steel kitchens, built-in bookcases -- packed into a space about the size of walk-in closets of upscale homes.

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One interesting aspect of this is that the bathrooms, no matter what the category, are on steroids: clawfoot tubs, walk-in showers, under-floor heating, lots of space.

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Down a narrow, twisting alley leading off of their street, under balconies filled with children and the mutts that wander throughout all the favelas, and up a steep set of stairs is a recording studio crammed incongruously into a space about the size of a Manhattan walk-in closet.

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Some ridiculed this journey to outer space in the same way as the idea that people could walk on the moon was once scorned.

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The imagination of scientists has enabled us to travel through outer space and walk on the moon, feats that were once only possible in the realm of myth.

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The huge and splendid bath provided a walk-in shower, twin basins set in a black marble vanity, electric lighting and extravagant amounts of hanging space.

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In February 2010, he is scheduled to go into space again and will be making his first space walk.

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