Performed a spacewalk outside Salyut 7, a first for women.
On July 25, 1984, Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to conduct a spacewalk, stepping outside the Salyut 7 space station for an extravehicular activity (EVA) lasting approximately 3.6 hours. During this EVA, she performed welding and metal-cutting experiments, proving the feasibility of such tasks in the vacuum of space. Her groundbreaking spacewalk demonstrated not only the technical prowess required for such operations but also reinforced the role of women as essential participants in space exploration.