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A Caribbean Spacewalk

Two astronauts in white spacesuits inspect equipment outside of space shuttle Discovery during a spacewalk. The Caribbean Sea and part of the Bahama Islands chain is visible behind them.
NASA

In this photo taken on Sept. 16, 1993, NASA astronauts James H. Newman (left), and Carl E. Walz evaluate procedures and gear for an upcoming Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission with the Caribbean Sea and part of the Bahama Islands chain in view. Newman and Walz’s spacewalk, part of the STS-51 mission, lasted seven hours, five minutes and 28 seconds.

Image credit: NASA