Spacewalk (EVA) · International Space Station

First all-female spacewalk

Human spaceflight2019-10-18

Overview

On 18 October 2019, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir conducted the first spacewalk performed entirely by women, outside the International Space Station.

Knowledge connections

Part of stationInternational Space Station

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