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Mae Jemison - America's first African-American female astronaut
On September 12, 1992, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched into space on an eight-day orbital mission.
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The Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed on Earth, the 33-year-old female astronaut made history
The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carried Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya.
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First Arab female astronaut to graduate from NASA training course
Nora Al Matrooshi, 30, became the first Arab woman to graduate from the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) training program.
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The first female astronaut to fly into space and the suffocating journey almost never returned to Earth
Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made her name in history when she flew into space in 1963.
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Why does NASA allow male astronauts to stay in space longer than female astronauts?
Under limits set by NASA in 1989, the limit for an astronaut's career is based on the risk of dying from cancer in excess of a maximum of 3% over a lifetime.
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China's first female astronaut to walk in space
Astronaut Wang Yaping performed the first spacewalk outside the Tiangong station on November 7 with commander Zhai Zhigang.
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Who is the female astronaut who set the longest working record in the universe?
Astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth and fulfills the longest space mission in history ever accomplished by a woman.
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NASA sets a record concerning the female astronaut: History will now call Christina Koch
A record of meaning and pride with Christina Koch - the female astronaut has the longest single journey in history.
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After Armstrong, will women walk on the Moon?
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir shared their dreams of walking on the Moon after setting a record as the first team of NASA astronauts to walk in outer space.
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Operated outside the first spacecraft of female astronauts
NASA plans to send two female astronauts outside the International Space Station to troubleshoot battery problems this week.
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NASA expert: The first person to set foot on Mars must be a woman
From 40 years ago, NASA began to select female astronauts, but at the present time, the number of men is still much larger.
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The reason NASA once turned away from female astronauts
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) began putting people in space in 1961. However, it was not until 1978 that NASA began to receive and train female astronauts.
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Breaking the routine, Germany is about to bring the first woman into the universe
Up to this point, all German citizens flying into space are male.
Space science
First Italian women fly into space, working on ISS
Samantha Cristoforetti, 37, the first Italian woman yesterday, flew with two Russian and American astronauts to ISS International Space Station, working for 6 months.
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After 17 years, Russia brought female astronauts into space
Early on September 26 (Vietnam time), Russia's Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft has sent three astronauts into space, including female astronaut Yelena Serova.