NASA has called off the first all-female spacewalk scheduled for Friday because there weren't enough space suits to fit both women. Christina Koch will now conduct the spacewalk with male astronaut Nick Hague
But during her first spacewalk last week, she realized the medium-size harder top of the space suit fits her better, NASA said in a statement.available on the station, Koch will wear it and conduct the spacewalk with male astronaut Nick Hague. McClain is expected to conduct her next spacewalk on April 8 with Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, NASA said.
Koch will become the 14th woman to conduct a spacewalk on Friday. McClain became the 13th during her March 22 spacewalk.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. The spacesuits that astronauts wear on spacewalks, known as the Extravehicular Mobility Units, were developed more than 40 years ago and have “far outlasted their original 15-year design lift,” according to
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