WATCH: 2 American Women Astronauts Venture Out For First All-Female Spacewalk

By Brendan Byrne

Published October 18, 2019 at 8:45 AM EDT

Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir began conducting the first-ever all-female spacewalk Friday morning. Photo: NASA

Friday marked the first time a space walk has comprised only female astronauts. Women have walked in space before but this walk reflects a real change in the astronaut corps.

We live-streamed the walk on our Facebook page. Watch here:

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Brendan Byrne

Brendan Byrne is WMFE's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the WMFE newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing WMFE's internship program.

Byrne also hosts WMFE's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration.

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