"Spacewalk Delays and Hardware Concerns Plague International Space Station Operations"

The first all-female astronaut spacewalk since 2019 has been delayed due to a coolant leak outside the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Andreas Mogensen were scheduled to conduct the spacewalk this week but will now wait until later this year. The coolant leak, which occurred on the ISS's Nauka module, is not toxic or hazardous to the crew but has prompted engineers to assess the conditions outside the station. This spacewalk, which will involve collecting microorganisms, will be the fourth in history with an all-female crew. Another spacewalk, also involving O'Hara, has been rescheduled for October 30.