When we mention NASA in 2019, you’d be forgiven for thinking we were referencing Ariana Grande, but in this case, it’s actual space that’s the hot topic.

It was announced this week that the first ever all-female spacewalk will take place at the International Space Station on 29 March 2019. (Spacewalk, for those less well versed in space terminology, is making a journey out of the spacecraft).

It’s been 55 years since the first woman, Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, was launched into space, and despite the passing of over half a century, gender diversity in space teams has remained low. Shockingly, although there have been 213 spacewalks at the ISS since 1998, none have been led by women, with teams either all-male, or only featuring a handful of women.

NASA has finally announced its first all-female spacewalk