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- As of May 2023 [update], of the 634 total space travelers (FAI), [ 1 ] 73 have been women. There have been one each from France, Italy, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom; two each from Canada, China, and Japan; six from the Soviet Union/Russia; and 56 from the United States. [ 2 ]
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In 1963 Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space on her Vostok 6 flight of 48 orbits, and is the only woman to fly solo in space. The following is a list of women who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight.
Mar 29, 2021 · As of March 2021, 65 women have flown in space. Of these, 38 have visited the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights or as space flight participants.
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Women have flown and worked in outer space since almost the beginning of human spaceflight. A considerable number of women from a range of countries have worked in space, though overall women are still significantly less often chosen to go to space than men, and by June, 2020 constitute only 12% of all astronauts who have been to space. [2]
Mar 1, 2024 · As of Feb. 29, 2024, 75 women have flown in space. Of these, 47 have worked on the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights, as space flight participants, or as commercial astronauts.
Mar 28, 2023 · As of March 2023, 78 women have flown in space, including astronauts, cosmonauts, payload specialists, and space station participants. The first woman in space was cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova , who flew on Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963.
Jun 14, 2013 · Four women serving together on the International Space Station on April 14, 2010, represented the highest number of women in space simultaneously.
Feb 25, 2022 · Many women have been pioneers in the development of the space frontier, including Eilene Galloway, Valentina Tereshkova, Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams, Christina Koch, and the first female astronaut trainees.
