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Astronaut Anne McClain joins all-female spacewalk — 6 years after missing out over suit sizing issue
The first spacewalk was conducted in 1965, by Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. Nearly 20 years later, cosmonaut Svetlana ...
2 NASA female astronauts complete 6.5-hour spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts steppes outside the International Space Station on Thursday to take part in U.S. Spacewalk 93, NASA's ...
Watch NASA conduct rare all-female spacewalk outside International Space Station
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers emerged around 9 a.m. Thursday, May 1 for the fifth-ever all-female spacewalk.
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Video footage captures historic 5th all-female spacewalk on ISS
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers have successfully completed the fifth all-female spacewalk in history, ...
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Expedition 73 underway on ISS, crew perform spacewalk
With Expedition 73 now underway, the International Space Station is hosting seven crewmembers again. Thursday saw the ...
NASA’s McClain, Ayers Wrap Up All-Female Spacewalk to Power Up ISS
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers completed a nearly six-hour all-female spacewalk, moving an antenna and ...
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NASA female astronauts take on spacewalk: Here’s why it’s more than just a ‘walk’
A spacewalk doesn’t begin by just stepping outside. The night before, astronauts go through a special process to adjust to the pressure difference. While the space station is pressurized like ...
NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk
McClain, an Army colonel and helicopter pilot, should have taken part in the first all-female spacewalk in 2019, but there weren’t enough medium-size suits. The first women-only spacewalk was by ...