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 ...
Women in space: An international timeline of their milestones to the stars and back
More than 600 people who have launched into space. Only 100 have been women. Here are those who made milestones with their treks.
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Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
Katy Perry is going to space. The award-winning "E.T." and "Firework" singer will fly on a firework of her own when she joins ...
Historic all-woman space flight to include Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez
Blue Origin's next spaceflight is set to make history and will include celebrities such as Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King.
RETRO FIND: Sally Ride, first American woman in space, inspired generations to reach for the stars
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history as the first American woman to journey into space, soaring aboard the shuttle ...
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These Big Names Are A Part Of The Blue Origin All-Women Space Crew
This spring, six women are taking a groundbreaking flight into space via Blue Origin, the American spaceflight company of ...
An Ode To Kalpana Chawla Who Inspired Many For Science & Space
She dreamt of flying and then she became the first Indian-born woman to fly in space. She is Kalpana Chawla- who dared to ...
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Amanda Nguyen plans to conduct women's health experiments during Blue Origin's first all-female spaceflight mission
Activist Amanda Nguyen, who turned personal trauma into landmark legislation for sexual assault survivors, is now set to make ...
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally return home after more than nine months in space
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth from a weeklong mission at the International Space Station that ...
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Here’s why women may be the best suited for spaceflight
the contrast between sending enough food for a large man versus a small woman could end up being substantial. First, the weight advantage. Sending lighter humans into space is just plain smart ...
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Historic all-woman space flight to include Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez
the all-woman crew will fly into space when the New Shepard spacecraft launches from the West Texas desert this spring. The company says it's the first all-woman flight since the Soviet Union's ...