NASA spacewalk: Space agency boasts 'milestone' as all-female astronauts work on the ISS

Ms Meir, however, is performing her first spacewalk after arriving on the ISS on September 25.

Before the spacewalk, Mrs Koch talked about the significance of the mission.

The astronauts said: “In the end, I do think it’s important, and I think it’s important because of the historical nature of what we’re doing.

“In the past women haven’t always been at the table.