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OTD in space – July 25: First spacewalk by a woman

On July 25, 1984, the Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to embark on a spacewalk, also known as an ...
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The First Women-Only Spacewalk Is Finally Happening

On March 29, NASA’s Anne McClain and Christina Koch will meet at the International Space Station as part of the first ever all-female spacewalk; they’ll also been supported by a woman on the ground: ...
Digital Journal

NASA scraps all-women space walk for lack of well-fitting suits

The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of available spacesuits that would fit them at the International Space Station. Christina ...
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Achieving women: NASA makes history with first ever all-female spacewalk from ISS

NASA has made history today with the first all-female spacewalk, outside of the International Space Station. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are part of NASA’s Expedition 61 Flight, and ...
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Astronaut Stephanie Wilson is the voice of Mission Control for the all-female spacewalk

CNN — During Friday's historic all-woman spacewalk from the International Space Station, a female voice can be heard speaking to astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch from Mission Control. It's ...
New Scientist

women in science

Marie Curie redefined the role of women in science by training a generation of “lab daughters” to have stellar careers, shows ...