LIVE-Watch Mainer Jessica Meir on Her Spacewalk

Jessica Meir is right now onboard the International Space Station. And she is going to be part of the very first all-female spacewalk this Friday at 7:50am. Meir will spacewalk with Christina Koch. Live coverage starts at 6:30. Good luck and Godspeed to both amazing astronauts!

Watch it here LIVE on NASA TV

Can you imagine doing a spacewalk? Here are some incredible, mind-blowing spacewalk facts for you:

• Jessica will outside the ISS while it's going over 17,000 mph.
• The temperature range could be anywhere from 250 degrees to MINUS 250 degrees. Hey, she's a Mainer, so she's used to THAT.
• Jessica will have access to about 100 tools. I don't have that many in my tool shed!
• It will take Jessica 45 minutes just to get her spacesuit on.
• The record for a spacewalk is 8 hours 52 minutes.