NASA cancels first all-female spacewalk because it doesn't have two spacesuits in the right size via CNBCMakeIt
div > div.group > p:first-child"> NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch were set to make history on March 29th as the first all-female crew to perform a spacewalk at the International Space Station.
On March 22, McClain and astronaut Nick Hague conducted the first of three spacewalks for Expedition 59. It was during this spacewalk that NASA says McClain learned"that a medium-size hard upper torso – essentially, the shirt of the spacesuit – fits her best." Spacewalks are relatively rare, and are usually conducted for the purpose of doing experiments, test new equipment or repair satellites or spacecraft already in space. Since December 1998, there have been only 214 spacewalks at the International Space Station, according to NASA.
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