The first spacewalk by a crew of women happening today. The coverage began at 06:30 ET and astronauts are scheduled to enter the vacuum of space at 7:50 Astronaut Christina Koch, who is well versed in extravehicular activity (EVA), will lead the operation. It is accompanied by astronauts Jessica Meir, who make their first spacewalk on Friday. Both are American citizens. They will be for five and a half hours in the vacuum of space. You can direct spacewalk of TIME, look up. Who are the astronauts? Christina Koch, 40, their astronaut training at NASA completed in 2015 and conducted four spacewalks. Friday will be his fifth. It was on board the International Space Station (ISS) from March 14, and must be set on how a record for the longest space flight by a woman waiting for 328 days in space to be by the time she leaves. Jessica Meir, 42, completed his training in 2015. She joined Koch in September at the ISS, his first space flight. He holds dual US – Swedish citizenship, she the first Swedish woman in the room. Friday will be their first spacewalk, and there are plans for two more. On Friday, the chef and Mier unit battery must be replaced outside the ISS. That was not to happen before this year? Yes. In March, Koch and colleagues Anne McClain astronauts were scheduled to perform a spacewalk. But a few days before the two women were scheduled to make history, McClain has been replaced by a male astronauts, Nick Hague. NASA has blamed his lack of space suits in the right size for women. “We have to protect a change of astronauts, crew safety and the timing of the mission,” NASA said in a post on his website. “Made Anne McClain, the decision to swap places with Nick Hague planned spacewalks on March 29 and April 8, so that any space suits, you could wear the best solution.” The U-turn has provoked criticism from many, including Hillary Clinton, NASA urged “to take another example.” NASA said that the goal is not scheduled to be selected as crew for spacewalks on the basis of their ability, but that was inevitable, as women who have a growing percentage of all astronauts represent. In the kitchen and Meir, 2013 NASA astronaut class trainees, 50% are women. “The first walk in the women-only space worth a milestone, celebrating,” said NASA. “Our services provide inspiration for students around the world to prove that hard work can lead to great heights, and all students are required to see these benefits can.”
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