NASA Cancels All-Female Spacewalk Due To Lack Of Properly-Sized Suits
The historic spacewalk was set to be the first featuring only women — and this isn't the first time NASA has been unable to provide suits for female astronauts. Flickr The first female astronaut class at NASA. NASA announced that it will be canceling its much anticipated all-female spacewalk due to a shortage of correctly-sized spacesuits. The all-female spacewalk was planned to cap off Women’s History Month and would have been the first all-female pairing for a spacewalk mission. Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch had prepared to continue work outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install lithium-ion batteries for the station’s solar arrays. But after a test-run wearing both the medium and large-sized upper torso gear, which are essentially the shirts worn inside the suits, it was clear that the medium size was a better fit for both women. Unfortunately, only one medium size upper torso was ready for use in time for the scheduled spacewalk. NASA spokeswoman Step...