The first spacewalk was conducted in 1965, by Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. Nearly 20 years later, cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space during a solo outing in 1984 ...

NASA officials called off the spacewalk because of a water leak in the cooling unit of one of the astronauts’ spacesuits. The leak, which affected the suit donned by NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson ...

The first women-only spacewalk was ultimately performed ... from "discomfort issues" to a water leak covering the visor of astronaut Tracy Dyson's suit in ice particles last year.

May 1 marked the fifth all-female spacewalk in the 60-year history of extravehicular activity (EVA). This bold milestone began in October 2019, when astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir ...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers emerged around 9 a.m. Thursday, May 1 for the fifth-ever all-female spacewalk.

During the spacewalk, McClain wore suit with red stripes and Ayers wore an unmarked suit, NASA said. McClain and Ayers were assisted by two other astronauts onboard the ISS, who helped get them ...