NASA astronaut Sally Ride (1951 - 2012) in the interior of the Challenger space shuttle during the STS-41-G mission, October 1984. In 1983 she became the first American woman in space on the STS-7 ...

Out of over 600 people who have traveled to space, only 100 have been women. In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. Kellie Gerardi became the 90th woman to launch ...

NASA astronauts are now testing a new generation of lunar spacesuits underwater, part of the agency’s long-term preparations ...

The first German woman in space has fielded questions from students, hours after she launched into orbit on board a SpaceX vehicle. Students from the amateur radio society of the Technical University ...

" I recognize that going into space is something that is an incredibly privileged thing to do. I always told myself that if I were to have that chance, I would try to use it to uplift others." For ...