Quest Joint Airlock
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The Quest Joint Airlock, previously known as the Joint Airlock Module, is the primary airlock for the International Space Station. Quest was designed to host spacewalks with both Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits and Orlan space suits. The airlock was launched on STS-104 on July 14, 2001.
Quest Joint Airlock Module. Crew lock with EVA hatch on right, and equipment lock with three attached HP gas tanks on left
James F. Reilly during preparation for the first space walk utilizing the Quest Airlock in July 2001
Reisman inside Quest
ISS-59 EVA-2 (a) Christina Koch exits the Quest airlock
Airlock
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An airlock is a compartment which permits passage between environments of differing atmospheric pressure or composition while minimizing the mixing of environments or change in pressure in the adjoining spaces. "Airlock" is sometimes written as air-lock or air lock, or abbreviated to just lock.
An airlock on board the Space Shuttle.
US Navy submarine diving lock out, 2007.
STS-103 closing the airlock