NASA’s First All-Femalebr Spacewalk Is Back on Track NASA recently announced thatbr their first all-female spacewalkbr has been scheduled for Oct. 21. The spacewalk was initially supposedbr to take place in March but was postponedbr due to issues with spacesuit sizing. It will now be performed by astronautsbr Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, who willbr swap out the station’s solar panel batteries. Christina Koch, via NASA TV Meir also expressed her excitement forbr the spacewalk, saying it speaks to “all ofbr the women” who came before them. Jessica Meir, via NASA TV As of 2016, only 11 percent of the 540br people sent to space have been women.