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NASA cancels first all-female spacewalk over spacesuit sizing

By Katelyn Caralle
Published March 26, 2019 10:59pm ET
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NASA cancels first all-female spacewalk over spacesuit sizing
This image provided by NASA shows astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague taking a spacewalk to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station. | (NASA via AP)

Two female NASA astronauts will not make history on Friday by being the first-ever all female crew to conduct a spacewalk at the International Space Station because of spacesuit availability.

Anne McClain will not be joining Christina Koch on the spacewalk as originally planned, and Nick Hague will take McClain’s place.

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