NASA’s last-minute decision to cancel what would have been an historic all-female spacewalk triggered a swift and sardonic reaction on social media — and cast a harsh spotlight on a problem that has long bedeviled the space agency: It doesn’t have enough spacesuits.

…Former NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, who is now a professor of aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University, said in an email that NASA had “painted itself into a corner by all the public announcements about the two-female EVA,” or extravehicular activity. He said the agency “probably should have delayed the spacewalk” to prepare the other suit.

“Obviously, the work took priority over the accomplishment of a two-female EVA and now NASA has to endure the public backlash instead of the enthusiasm they hoped for,” he said. “A shame.”

Last-minute NASA decision to cancel all-female spacewalk spotlights spacesuit problem

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