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 ...
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Space’s Silent Mystery What happens to Women up there?
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go to space. But since then, only about 11% of astronauts have been women.
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, ...
What to know as Gayle King gears up for April space flight
Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda ...
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How do female astronauts manage menstruation in space?
With NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returning to earth, at least some would be curious to know what happens when one bleeds ...