All-female spacewalk in suits that fit

By Gretel Johnston, Dpa
Updated October 16 2019 - 9:18am, first published 9:12am
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina H. Koch will carry out the first all-women space walk .
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina H. Koch will carry out the first all-women space walk .

NASA is bringing forward an all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), with astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir to venture outside the orbiting laboratory to replace a failed power controller.

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