NASA astronaut friends Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, who performed the first all-female spacewalk, are breaking records again.

NASA astronauts are conducting a spacewalk to upgrade the solar panels powering the International Space Station. Watch here. (AP Photo)

NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, outside of the International Space Station.

The ISS will host its first spacewalk of 2026 on 18 March at 7:00 a.m. EDT, streamed live by NASA after delays caused by an unprecedented astronaut medical issue. The EVA will be under close observation by NASA teams on Earth using live telemetry.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

The NASA astronaut snapped herself smiling, and also captured her colleague walking outside the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut reveals terrifying medical incident that caused evacuation from space station I googled my long-lost father's name. My stomach dropped when I saw what he'd done. I've traveled to over 40 countries.

The mission will see the crew travel further from Earth than any other human, ITV News Science Correspondent Martin Stew reports The rocket is ready, the astronauts say they are ready and, by Wednesday,