Read the central ideas from the Newsela article "First All-Female Spacewalk Will Take Place During Women's History Month."

McClain and Koch are talented and experienced in their jobs.

The two women hope their actions will encourage others.

How does the author develop these ideas?


She provides background information about the women's education and accomplishments and includes McClain's own words about being an example for people to look up to.

She explains that the two women are the first do a spacewalk and states that the women will be remembered as pioneers in space.

She describes the barriers women in the space program face and explains how the two women overcame them to achieve success.

She explains that the women's mathematical abilities make them qualified for the spacewalk and highlights the coincidence that it will take place on Pi Day.