Monday, April 1, 2019

NASA pulls all-female spacewalk due to suit fitting issues

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You're just going to have to wait a little longer for an all-female spacewalk.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were scheduled to walk together in the historic moment, but NASA has pulled the event due to suit availability on the International Space Station.

Fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague completed the first of the series of spacewalks last Friday with McClain, who found out that a particular suit size fit her best. Unfortunately, there'll only be one suit available in this size — and it also fits Koch. Read more...

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