NASA Announces First All-Female Spacewalk Takes Place This Month

The first all-female spacewalk is scheduled to take place this month.  NASA announced that on March 29th two women astronauts and two female ground flight directors will make history.  Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will leave the International Space Station for a scheduled seven hours-long operation that typically includes making repairs and upgrades.  They’ll be assisted by Mary Lawrence and Kristen Facciol at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston.  The specifics of what they’ll be doing on March 29th has not been announced.  March is Women’s History Month.