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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: corbe on March 26, 2019, 02:24:23 am
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Nasa cancels all-female spacewalk, citing lack of suit in woman's size
Matthew Cantor
16 mins ago
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The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Christina Koch of the U.S. looks on during space suit check shortly before launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov©
Nasa’s plans for an all-female spacewalk have fallen through – at least in part because the agency doesn’t have enough spacesuits that fit the astronauts.
Early this month, Nasa announced that Christina Koch and Anne McClain would take part in the first-of-its kind mission on 29 March, walking outside the international space station (ISS) to install new batteries. In the past, missions have been all-male or male-female.
But in a press release on Monday, Nasa said its plans had changed, “in part†due to a shortage of outerwear. McClain had “learned during her first spacewalk that a medium-size hard upper torso – essentially the shirt of the spacesuit – fits her best.†Only one such top can be made by Friday, the agency said, and it will go to Koch.
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-cancels-all-female-spacewalk-citing-lack-of-suit-in-womans-size/ar-BBVe1ep?ocid=ientp (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-cancels-all-female-spacewalk-citing-lack-of-suit-in-womans-size/ar-BBVe1ep?ocid=ientp)
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So sometimes big boobs can be a hindrance, who woulda figured.
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