Explained — More than the numbers: why all-women spacewalk is a milestone | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained — More than the numbers: why all-women spacewalk is a milestone | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Mehr Gill |New Delhi |Updated: October 19, 2019 4:57:37 pm

Explained — More than the numbers: why all-women spacewalk is a milestone

What makes it historic, however, is not just the fact that it is a first, but also the events leading up to the event, including a failed earlier attempt.

Jessica Meir (left) went on her first spacewalk; Christina Koch (right) on her fourth. NASA

ON FRIDAY, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch carried out the first all-women spacewalk in history. Their mission was to carry out repairs on the International Space Station. What makes it historic, however, is not just the fact that it is a first, but also the events leading up to the event, including a failed earlier attempt