First all-female spacewalk cancelled due to lack of right-sized suits

History's first all-female spacewalk has been cancelled at the last moment due to a problem with the spacesuits. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch were originally scheduled to work outside the International Space Station (ISS) on March 29 to install new lithium-ion batteries for one of the space lab's solar array's, but the lack of two spacesuits to fit both women at the same time has forced the space agency to swap McClain with fellow astronaut Nick Hague for the job.

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Category: Space

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• International Space Station
• NASA
• Space Suit
• Spacewalk

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