NASA set for 1st all-female spacewalk

As per reports, first all-female walk is on again, six months after a suit-sizing flap resulted in embarrassing cancellation. NASA h anunced October 4 that International Station's two women will join hands toger for a walk later this month. Astronauts Christina Koch and new guest Jessica Meir shall venture out on October 21 to plug in new upgred batteries for solar power system. It shall be fourth of five walks for battery replacement work. 

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Details of -walk

Reports suggest that first -walk is October 6 in which Koch shall go out with Andrew Morgan, Koch was earlier scheduled to a walk with ar female crewmate in March this year but NASA h to reject plan a few days ago because re was t eugh time to ger a second-medium sized suit rey. second medium was put toger on board in June. NASA's deputy chief astronaut Megan McArthur reportedly said that all-female walk will be a milestone.  But NASA's deputy said that women were so integrated at all levels at NASA w that y do t focus on . 

 "I'm sure that y'll sit back and reflect on it, as we all will. We will all celebrate that," McArthur said. Koch and Meir, a marine biologist who arrived at orbiting lab last week, are both members of NASA's Astronaut Class of 2013, first and only one with an even split between men and women.

y're also both making ir first flights. Koch, an electrical engineer, is more than 200 days into an approximately 300-day mission, which will set a record for longest single flight by a woman. "In past, women haven't always been at table," Koch said during a televised interview earlier this week.

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Women and -walks 

According to reports, NASA has said since first walk in 1965 only 14 women have done m against figure of 213 for men. NASA's station program manr Kirk Shireman has said that over course of next couple years, we are having a lot of medium suit people to fly. Astronaut Koch will le walking for Sunday's excursion with Morgan who is her male crewmate. re are around 11 walks coming up in next few months 10 US and one Russian. Only one is two women.

(With inputs from AP)

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