The first spacewalk was conducted in 1965, by Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. Nearly 20 years later, cosmonaut Svetlana ...

May 1 marked the fifth all-female spacewalk in the 60-year history of extravehicular activity (EVA). This bold milestone ...

This morning, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers stepped outside the International Space Station inside their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) suits. It was an exceedingly rare all ...

McClain, once sidelined due to a suit issue, finally took part in the all-female spacewalk she had once missed.

The scientist noted that she thinks traditional space suits need "some improvements when it comes to gender." "I had the opportunity to train with a NASA suit technician before this flight ...

This is a super exciting time for us.” In the early 2010s, researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center tested this Z-1 prototype suit, designed to be more flexible, particularly in the legs ...

A tense moment for a NASA astronaut was captured after she noticed a ‘slice’ in her suit’s glove. The incident occurred during an exceedingly rare spacewalk that took place on May 1st. Two NASA ...