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  1. www.nasa.gov › history › five-years-ago-first-allFive Years Ago: First All Woman Spacewalk - NASA

    1 day ago · NASA astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan conducted the first spacewalk by a woman at the embryonic International Space Station. On May 29, 1999, during STS-96 , the second space station assembly flight, Jernigan participated in a 7-hour 55-minute spacewalk to install U.S. and Russian cargo cranes, foot restraints, and tool bags.

  2. plus.nasa.gov › video › first-all-woman-spacewalkFirst All-Woman Spacewalk - NASA+

    Dec 7, 2023 · On Oct 18, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch performed the first all-woman spacewalk. Koch & Meir replaced a faulty battery charge/discharge unit that failed to activate after a previous spacewalk. This was the fourth spacewalk for Christina Koch and the first for Jessica Meir. Details. Publish Date. December 7, 2023.

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  4. www.cnn.com › 2019/10/18 › worldAstronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir successfully ... - CNN

    Oct 18, 2019 · The first woman to conduct a spacewalk was Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1984, followed closely by NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan. An additional 12 US women have conducted 40 spacewalks ...

  5. www.space.com › first-all-woman-spacewalk-photosThe 1st All-Woman Spacewalk: Photos, Videos and Celebratory ...

    Oct 18, 2019 · Jessica Meir (at top left, with back to camera) and Christina Koch begin the first all-female spacewalk outside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 ...

  6. www.nytimes.com › all-female-spacewalk-nasaWhy NASA’s First All-Women Spacewalk Made History

    Oct 18, 2019 · The robotic arm will have to be driven by one of the men on the station. The spacewalk on Oct. 10 was the first time that women outnumbered the men. The coordinator on the ground was Stephanie ...

  7. blogs.nasa.gov › spacestation › 2019/10/18NASA Astronauts Wrap Up Historic All-Woman Spacewalk

    Oct 18, 2019 · It was the eighth spacewalk outside the station this year. Space station crew members have now conducted 221 spacewalks in support of assembly and maintenance of the orbiting laboratory. Spacewalkers have spent a total of 57 days, 20 hours, and 29 minutes working outside the station.

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  9. www.theverge.com › 21250427 › nasa-astronautAstronaut Christina Koch on making space history and how to ...

    May 8, 2020 · By Loren Grush. May 8, 2020, 1:00 PM UTC. Image: NASA. On February 6th, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned back to Earth after making history during a nearly year-long stay on board the ...