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Meir, alongside fellow astronaut and friend Christina Koch successfully conducted the first all-female spacewalk outside of the space station on Friday. During the spacewalk, Koch was actually able to ride on the end of the robotic arm, something not many astronauts have the opportunity to do. Meir arrived on the space station for her first six-month mission at the beginning of October. Koch and Meir are included in the list of 12 women that could be the first female astronaut on the moon in 2024. She can check "becoming an astronaut" and "going for a spacewalk" off her "future plans" list from high school.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will conduct the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are conducting the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. Upon watching the spacewalk begin, NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson said she hopes this is just the first all-female spacewalk and that it becomes a normal occurrence. The first woman to conduct a spacewalk was Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1984, followed closely by NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan. This is the second attempt at an all-female spacewalk after the first was scrapped in March.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch prepare on the International Space Station for the first all-female spacewalk, scheduled for Oct. 18, 2019. (NASA)NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will go outside the International Space Station Friday for the first ever all-female spacewalk. Live coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the NASA website. Meir will be extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2) and will be wearing a spacesuit with no stripes. For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: nasa.gov/nasatvClick here to learn more.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - NASA's first all-female spacewalk includes a Michigan native. Astronaut Christina Koch will join Jessica Meir on the Oct. 21 voyage. Koch was born in Grand Rapids and raised in North Carolina. Astronaut Christina Koch shared a photo of Michigan from space. (Twitter.com/Astro_Christina)The female spacewalk was originally scheduled for March and included Koch and Anne McClain.

NASA, Astronaut Michael Edward Fossum [Public domain](CNN) - After the first all-female spacewalk was scrapped in March, NASA has now scheduled another attempt with astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir for October 21. The announcement was made Friday during a briefing by the agency previewing 10 upcoming spacewalks by astronauts on the International Space Station. For the intended spacewalk in March, Koch was going to be paired with astronaut Anne McClain, who has since returned to Earth. The tweet also showed an image of pairings for the upcoming spacewalks. In addition to her first spacewalk with Koch, she will also conduct a spacewalk with European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano.