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First all-female spacewalk scheduled for 21 October 2019

cde.news desk 6 October 2019, 09:22 · 1 min read

epa07900203 A handout photo released by NASA on 04 October 2019 shows astronauts Jessica Meir (L) and Christina Koch (R) posing on the International Space Station (ISS) in space (issued 06 October 2019). US space agency NASA on 04 October 2019 announced that Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will pair up for another attempt to the first all-female spacewalk scheduled for 21 October 2019. The first spacewalk attempt, which was scheduled for March 2019 with Christina Koch and Anne McClain, had to be cancelled for lack of correctly sized spacesuit availability. EPA-EFE/NASA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

A handout photo released by NASA on 04 October 2019 shows astronauts Jessica Meir (L) and Christina Koch (R) posing on the International Space Station (ISS) in space (issued 06 October 2019).

US space agency NASA on 04 October 2019 announced that Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will pair up for another attempt to the first all-female spacewalk scheduled for 21 October 2019.

The first spacewalk attempt, which was scheduled for March 2019 with Christina Koch and Anne McClain, had to be cancelled for lack of correctly sized spacesuit availability.

Photo: EPA-EFE/NASA HANDOUT

First all-female spacewalk scheduled for 21 October 2019

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First all-female spacewalk scheduled for 21 October 2019

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