Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk
Summary
Two women astronauts, Jessica Meir from NASA and Sophie Adenot from France, completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. This was the sixth time in history an all-female team performed a spacewalk.Key Facts
- Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot conducted a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
- Meir used the station's robotic arm called Canadarm2 to reach work areas.
- Adenot stayed connected to the station with safety tethers during the walk.
- This marks the sixth all-female spacewalk in history.
- Jessica Meir also took part in the first-ever all-female spacewalk in 2019 with astronaut Christina Koch.
- The spacewalk was the 284th overall for the International Space Station.
- It was the seventh spacewalk conducted this year to help build, maintain, and upgrade the station.
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