Okay, March 29 was supposed to be a historic moment in
space: the first all-female spacewalk. Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne
McClain were scheduled to go out of the International Space Station—not as a
stunt; it just so happened with the crew rotation that it would be two women and
no man.
But Anne McClain decided to pass. She felt uncomfortable wearing
the large spacesuit, and they only had one medium spacesuit, which Christina
Koch would wear. See the account here.
Generic Spacesuit
photo by Adam Jones
One day they probably will have an all-female spacewalk—but not
for the sake of being all-female. Whatever is practical.
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