Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in 1963—two decades before Ride took her historic spaceflight.There was ...
‘Spacewoman’ Doc About First Woman to Command a Space Shuttle Mission Screens at CPH:DOX While NASA Axes Pledge to Land a Woman on the Moon
The director of 'Spacewoman,' about the Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, had its European ...
Introducing the Stars of Blue Origin’s All-Female Flight
The women making history on Blue Origin’s first all-female flight—Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda ...
Women In Space: The Ones Who Paved the Way
With NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore returning to Earth on Tuesday after nine months in space, we take a look at the women, the firsts, who lit the way for those who dre ...
How Katy Perry and Blue Origin's all-female crew are preparing for space
The countdown is on for an all-female crew, headlined by singer Katy Perry, to blast off to space on a Blue Origin rocket.
First German woman in space on SpaceX polar orbit mission
Rabea Rogge has become the first German woman to go into space. She did so aboard a SpaceX rocket flying directly over Earth's polar regions for the first time.
Rabea Rogge: Pioneering the Frontiers of Space as Germany’s First Female Astronaut
In a momentous leap for gender representation in space exploration, Rabea Rogge from Berlin has made history as the first German woman to go to space. This groundbreaking event underscores not only ...
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New Barbie doll celebrates 60 years as an astronaut, but forgets when humans first flew into space
Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible ... but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended.
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First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk
Astronauts Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata venture out on a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (NASA via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first Native American ...