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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova[a][b] (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space ...
Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).
Jasmin Moghbeli. Jasmin Moghbeli (born June 24, 1983) is an American U.S. Marine Corps test pilot and NASA astronaut. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, and Naval Test Pilot School. Moghbeli was mission commander for SpaceX Crew-7 and flight engineer aboard the International Space Station ...
Only woman to make a solo spaceflight. Vostok 6 (Jun. 16, 1963) [ 6] 2. Svetlana Savitskaya. Aug. 8, 1948. Soviet Union. First woman to fly on a space station ( Salyut 7, 1982). First woman to perform a spacewalk (Jul. 25, 1984). First woman to make two spaceflights.
2023. Missions. Axiom Mission 2. Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988) [1][2] is a biomedical researcher [3] and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a mission specialist [4] by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023 ...
Katya Celeste Echazarreta González [1] (born June 15, 1995) is a Mexican electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut.She became the first Mexican-born woman in space as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program, launched June 4, 2022.
Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) [2] was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. [3][4] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator aboard STS-87. [5]
samanthacristoforetti.esa.int. Samantha Cristoforetti OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti]; born 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. She is the second of two women sent into space by ESA and the first from Italy.