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Historic all-female spacewalk

There have been 420 spacewalks and at least one man has taken part in every one of them. But astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are about to change history. Mark Strassmann explains.

• Oct 17, 2019

"Bomb cyclone" sets record as strongest October storm ever in Boston area

The nor'easter dumped heavy rain ​that caused flooding in areas from North Carolina to Maine

• Oct 17, 2019

Zoo debuts mysterious self-healing "blob" that has nearly 720 sexes

It has no mouth, stomach, eyes, brain or nervous system — but it can learn, remember things and even find its way out of a maze

• Oct 17, 2019

First all-female spacewalk to take place Friday

NASA announced the first all-female spacewalk will take place Friday and unveiled a new spacesuit for the moon and Mars. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN from the Kennedy Space Center with details.

• Oct 17, 2019

Historic all-female spacewalk, by the numbers

Facts and figures about NASA's first all-female spacewalk

• Oct 17, 2019

NASA names new chief of human spaceflight

Douglas Loverro faces a full plate as NASA gears up for accelerated moon program

• Oct 16, 2019

NASA shows off new spacesuits for moon mission

The new spacesuits offer improved mobility and flexibility over NASA's shuttle-era suits

• Oct 15, 2019

First all-female spacewalk on tap this week

The historic outing will be the first by two female astronauts

• Oct 18, 2019

After invasive fish found, Georgia tells anglers: Kill them ASAP

Georgia's Department of Natural Resources has a message for anglers: If you catch a northern snakehead, kill it immediately

• Oct 12, 2019

Spacewalkers complete work swapping batteries

The spacewalk comes amid news Alexei Leonov, history's first spacewalker, has died at 85

• Oct 11, 2019

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