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October 26, 2019
NASA Women

NASA embarks first All-Women Spacewalk

NASA hit a milestone on Friday, October 10, 2019 as two female astronauts embarked on a first all-female spacewalk. Tasked with replacing a failed power control unit, the two female astronauts, Ms. Christina Koch and Dr. Jessica Meir, floated feet-first out of the International Space Station’s Quest airlock without male counterparts for the first time. It was a seven hours and 17 minutes’ walk in space which included a brief call with President Trump. Initially scheduled to be seven months […]
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