Many on social media said Nasa should have been able to accommodate the size preferences of the female astronauts.
's first all-female spacewalk was cancelled due to the lack of spacesuits in women's sizes on the mission.
Nasa has since cancelled the spacewalk on the grounds that only one medium-size torso will be ready by Friday, March 29.
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