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 ...
Not Astronaut, This Is What Sunita Williams Dreamt Of Becoming As A Child
Though she had an aptitude for science since childhood, Williams dreamt of being a veterinary doctor. Her mind changed after ...
Sunita Williams Joins List Of Astronauts With Longest Space Missions
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth following an extended stay aboard the International Space ...
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Women in space: An international timeline of their milestones to the stars and back
Starting in 1960, a group of 13 women known as the “First Lady Astronaut Trainees” passed tests and were set to train for space, but the training was cancelled because a panel decided female ...