We called NASA to talk about the spacesuit situation, and a fascinating conversation followed
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch were set to make some history at the end of this week with the first all-female spacewalk.
But the moment was put on hold -- Koch will now do the spacewalk Friday with a male astronaut -- because there weren't enough spacesuits at the International Space Station that fit the two women. NASA's budget is $21.5 billion. Um, what exactly is going on up there? For an explanation, we talked to two folks from NASA's public affairs office: Brandi Dean and Stephanie Schierholz . Their answers have been edited for length.
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