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Birth date
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Country
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Missions (Launch date)
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Valentina Tereshkova
Mar. 6, 1937
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 Soviet Union
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First woman in space.
Youngest woman in space (aged 26).
Only woman to make a solo spaceflight.
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Vostok 6 (Jun. 16, 1963)
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| 2
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Svetlana Savitskaya
Aug. 8, 1948
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Soviet Union
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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.
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Soyuz T-5 (Jul. 19, 1982)
Soyuz T-12 (Jul. 17, 1984)
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| 3
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Sally Ride
May 26, 1951
died Jul. 23, 2012
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 United States
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First American woman in space.
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STS-7 (Jun. 18, 1983)
STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)
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| 4
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Judith Resnik
Apr. 5, 1949
died Jan. 28, 1986
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United States
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Fourth woman in space, second American woman in space. First Jewish woman in space. Died in the Challenger disaster.
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STS-41-D (Aug. 30, 1984)
STS-51-L (Jan. 28, 1986)
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| 5
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Kathryn D. Sullivan
Oct. 3, 1951
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United States
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Second woman to perform a spacewalk. (Oct. 11, 1984).
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STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)
STS-31 (Apr. 24, 1990)
STS-45 (Mar. 24, 1992)
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| 6
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Anna Lee Fisher
Aug. 24, 1949
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United States
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First mother in space.[4] |
STS-51-A (Nov. 8, 1984)
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| 7
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Margaret Rhea Seddon
Nov. 8, 1947
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United States
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STS-51-D (Apr. 12, 1985)
STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)
STS-58 (Oct. 18, 1993)
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| 8
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Shannon Lucid
Jan. 14, 1943
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United States
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First American woman to fly on a space station (Mir, 1996).
First Chinese-born woman in space.
First woman to make a third, a fourth and a fifth spaceflight.
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STS-51-G (Jun. 17, 1985)
STS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)
STS-43 (Aug. 2, 1991)
STS-58 (Oct. 18, 1993)
STS-76/79 (Mar. 22, 1996)
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| 9
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Bonnie J. Dunbar
Mar. 3, 1949
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United States
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STS-61-A (Oct. 30, 1985)
STS-32 (Jan. 9, 1990)
STS-50 (Jun. 25, 1992)
STS-71 (Jun. 27, 1995)
STS-89 (Jan. 22, 1998)
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| 10
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Mary L. Cleave
Feb. 5, 1947
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United States
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STS-61-B (Nov. 26, 1985)
STS-30 (May 4, 1989)
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| 11
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Ellen S. Baker
Apr. 27, 1953
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United States
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STS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)
STS-50 (Jun. 25, 1992)
STS-71 (Jun. 27, 1995)
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| 12
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Kathryn C. Thornton
Aug. 17, 1952
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United States
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Third woman to walk in space.
First woman to make multiple EVAs (May 14–15, 1992, Dec. 6, 1993, Dec. 8, 1993)
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STS-33 (Nov. 22, 1989)
STS-49 (May 7, 1992)
STS-61 (Dec. 2, 1993)
STS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995)
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| 13
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Marsha Ivins
Apr. 15, 1951
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United States
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STS-32 (Jan. 9, 1990)
STS-46 (Jul. 31, 1992)
STS-62 (Mar. 4, 1994)
STS-81 (Jan. 12, 1997)
STS-98 (Feb. 7, 2001)
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| 14
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Linda M. Godwin
Jul. 2, 1952
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United States
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Fourth woman to walk in space (March 27, 1996, Dec. 10, 2001)
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STS-37 (Apr. 5, 1991)
STS-59 (Apr. 9, 1994)
STS-76 (Mar. 22, 1996)
STS-108 (Dec. 5, 2001)
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| 15
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Helen Sharman
May 30, 1963
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 United Kingdom
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First British citizen in space.
Second woman to fly on a space station (Mir, 1991).
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Soyuz TM-12/TM-11 (May 18, 1991)
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| 16
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Tamara E. Jernigan
May 7, 1959
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United States
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Fifth woman to walk in space (May 30, 1999)
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STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)
STS-52 (Oct. 22, 1992)
STS-67 (Mar. 2, 1995)
STS-80 (Nov. 19, 1996)
STS-96 (May 27, 1999)
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| 17
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Millie Hughes-Fulford
Dec. 21, 1945
died Feb. 2, 2021
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United States
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First female payload specialist.
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STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)
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Roberta Bondar
Dec. 4, 1945
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 Canada
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First Canadian woman in space.
First Ukrainian Canadian woman in space.
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STS-42 (Jan. 22, 1992)
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Nancy Jan Davis
Nov. 1, 1953
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United States
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Went to space with her husband, Mark C. Lee in 1992.
They were the first married couple to go to space together.
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STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992)
STS-60 (Feb. 3, 1994)
STS-85 (Aug. 7, 1997)
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| 20
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Mae Jemison
Oct. 17, 1956
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United States
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First African American woman in space
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STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992)
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| 21
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Susan J. Helms
Feb. 26, 1958
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United States
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The sixth woman to walk in space (March 11, 2001).
The longest duration EVA by a woman (8h 56m).[5] |
STS-54 (Jan. 13, 1993)
STS-64 (Sep. 9, 1994)
STS-78 (Jun. 20, 1996)
STS-101 (May 19, 2000)
STS-102/105 (Mar. 8, 2001)
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| 22
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Ellen Ochoa
May 10, 1958
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United States
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First Hispanic woman in space.
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STS-56 (Apr. 8, 1993)
STS-66 (Nov. 3, 1994)
STS-96 (May 27, 1999)
STS-110 (Apr. 8, 2002)
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| 23
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Janice E. Voss
Oct. 8, 1956
died Feb. 6, 2012
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United States
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STS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993)
STS-63 (Feb. 3, 1995)
STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997)
STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997)
STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000)
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| 24
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Nancy J. Currie
Dec. 29, 1958
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United States
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STS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993)
STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995)
STS-88 (Dec. 4, 1998)
STS-109 (Mar. 1, 2002)
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| 25
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Chiaki Mukai
May 6, 1952
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 Japan
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First Japanese woman and a first Asian woman in space.
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STS-65 (Jul. 8, 1994)
STS-95 (Oct. 29, 1998)
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| 26
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Yelena V. Kondakova
Mar. 30, 1957
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 Russia
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First Russian woman to travel in 2 different spacecraft, Soyuz TM-20 and STS-84 both were on trips to Mir Space Station, and 1st Russian woman to travel on the Space Shuttle.
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Soyuz TM-20 (Oct. 3, 1994)
STS-84 (May 15, 1997)
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Eileen Collins
Nov. 19, 1956
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United States
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First female shuttle pilot and shuttle commander.
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STS-63 (Feb. 3, 1995)
STS-84 (May 15, 1997)
STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999)
STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005)
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| 28
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Wendy B. Lawrence
Jul. 2, 1959
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United States
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STS-67 (Mar. 2, 1995)
STS-86 (Sep. 25, 1997)
STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998)
STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005)
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| 29
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Mary E. Weber
Aug. 24, 1962
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United States
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STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995)
STS-101 (May 19, 2000)
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| 30
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Catherine Coleman
Dec. 14, 1960
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United States
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STS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995)
STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999)
Soyuz TMA-20 (Dec. 15, 2010)
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Claudie Haigneré
May 13, 1957
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 France
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First Frenchwoman in space. 1996 flight as Claudie André-Deshays
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Soyuz TM-24/TM-23 (Aug. 17, 1996)
Soyuz TM-33/32 (Oct. 21, 2001)
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Susan Still Kilrain
Oct. 24, 1961
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United States
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Second female shuttle pilot.
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STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997)
STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997)
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| 33
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Kalpana Chawla
Jul. 1, 1961
died Feb. 1, 2003
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United States
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First Asian American (Indian origin, naturalized U.S. citizen) woman in space. First Hindu in space. Died in the Columbia disaster.
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STS-87 (Nov. 19, 1997)
STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003)
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Kathryn P. Hire
Aug. 26, 1959
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United States
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STS-90 (Apr. 17, 1998)
STS-130 (Feb. 8, 2010)
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| 35
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Janet L. Kavandi
Jul. 17, 1959
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United States
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STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998)
STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000)
STS-104 (Jul. 12, 2001)
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Julie Payette
Oct. 20, 1963
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Canada
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Second Canadian woman in space.
First French Canadian woman in space.
Would become Governor General of Canada.
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STS-96 (May 27, 1999)
STS-127 (Jul. 15, 2009)
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| 37
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Pamela Melroy
Sep. 17, 1961
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United States
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Second female shuttle commander.
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STS-92 (Oct. 11, 2000)
STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002)
STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007)
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Peggy Whitson
Feb. 9, 1960
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United States
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Most time in space (cumulative) for a US astronaut (665 days)
Seventh woman to walk in space (Aug. 16, 2002, Nov. 9, 2007, Nov. 20, 2007, Nov. 24, 2007, Dec. 18, 2007, Jan. 30, 2007, Jan. 6, 2017, Mar. 30, 2017, May 12, 2017, May 23, 2017).
Most EVAs (10) and most time spent on EVA (60 hrs 21 min)[6] of all female space travelers.
First female ISS commander (ISS Expedition 16).
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STS-111/113 (Jun. 5, 2002)
Soyuz TMA-11 (Oct. 10, 2007)
Soyuz MS-03/04 (Nov. 17, 2016)
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| 39
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Sandra Magnus
Oct. 30, 1964
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United States
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STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002)
STS-126/119 (Nov. 14, 2008)
STS-135 (Jul. 8, 2011)
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| 40
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Laurel B. Clark
Mar. 10, 1961
died Feb. 1, 2003
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United States
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Died in the Columbia disaster.
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STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003)
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| 41
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Stephanie Wilson
Sep. 27, 1966
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United States
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STS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006)
STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007)
STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)
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| 42
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Lisa Nowak
May 10, 1963
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United States
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STS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006)
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| 43
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Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper
Feb. 7, 1963
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United States
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Eighth woman to walk in space (Sep. 12, 2006, Sep. 15, 2006, Nov. 18-19, 2008, Nov. 20-21, 2008, Nov. 22-23, 2008).
First Ukrainian American woman in space.
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STS-115 (Sep. 9, 2006)
STS-126 (Nov. 14, 2008)
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| 44
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Anousheh Ansari
Sep. 12, 1966
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 Iran / United States
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Fourth space tourist and first female space tourist.
First Iranian and a first Muslim woman in space.
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Soyuz TMA-9/8 (Sep. 18, 2006)
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| 45
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Sunita Williams
Sep. 19, 1965[7] |
United States
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Ninth woman to walk in space (Dec. 16, 2006, Jan. 31, 2007, Feb. 4, 2007, Feb. 8, 2007, Aug. 30, 2012, Sep. 5, 2012).[7] |
STS-116/117 (Dec. 9, 2006)[7]
Soyuz TMA-05M (Jul. 15, 2012)
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| 46
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Joan Higginbotham
Aug. 3, 1964
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United States
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STS-116 (Dec. 9, 2006)
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| 47
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Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Aug. 14, 1969
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United States
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Eleventh woman to walk in space (Aug. 7, 2010, Aug. 11, 2010, Aug. 16, 2010). First astronaut born after Apollo 11 flight.[8] |
STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007)
Soyuz TMA-18 (Apr. 2, 2010).
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| 48
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Barbara Morgan
Nov. 28, 1951
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United States
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First educator astronaut
Originally part as a backup crew of the Teacher in Space Project.
Oldest woman in space by the time of first flight (aged 55).
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STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007)
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| 49
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Yi So-yeon
Jun. 2, 1978
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 South Korea
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First Korean in space.
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Soyuz TMA-12 (Apr. 8, 2008)
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| 50
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Karen L. Nyberg
Oct. 7, 1969
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United States
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STS-124 (May 31, 2008)
Soyuz TMA-09M (May 28, 2013)
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| 51
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K. Megan McArthur
Aug. 30, 1971
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United States
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STS-125 (May 11, 2009)
SpaceX Crew-2 (Apr. 23, 2021)
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| 52
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Nicole P. Stott
Nov. 11, 1962
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United States
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Tenth woman to walk in space (Sep. 1–2, 2009).
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STS-128/129 (Aug. 28, 2009)
STS-133 (Feb. 24, 2011)
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| 53
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Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
May 15, 1975
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United States
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First Space Camp alumna to become an astronaut
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STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)
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| 54
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Naoko Yamazaki
Dec. 27, 1970
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Japan
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STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)
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| 55
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Shannon Walker
Jun. 4, 1965
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United States
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First Native Houstonian to go aboard the International Space Station. She returned to space for her second long duration mission on 15 November 2020, onboard SpaceX Crew-1, the first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Soyuz TMA-19 (Jun. 15, 2010)
SpaceX Crew-1 (Nov. 15, 2020)
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| 56
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Liu Yang
Oct. 6, 1978
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 China
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First Chinese woman in space.
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Shenzhou 9 (Jun. 16, 2012), Shenzhou 14 (Jun. 5, 2022)
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| 57
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Wang Yaping
Jan. 27, 1980
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China
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First Chinese woman on long duration expedition.
Sixteenth woman to walk in space (November 7, 2021) during Shenzhou 13.
First Chinese female astronaut to walk in space.
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Shenzhou 10 (Jun. 11, 2013)
Shenzhou 13 (Oct. 15, 2021)
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| 58
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Yelena Serova
Apr. 22, 1976
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Russia
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Member of ISS Expedition 41. First Russian woman to visit the ISS.[9] |
Soyuz TMA-14M (Sep. 25, 2014)
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| 59
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Samantha Cristoforetti
Apr. 26, 1977
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 Italy
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ESA Astronaut. First Italian woman in space and first Italian woman on ISS. Expedition 42/43.
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Soyuz TMA-15M (Nov. 23, 2014)
SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022)
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| 60
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Kathleen Rubins
Oct. 14, 1978
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United States
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Twelfth woman to walk in space (Aug. 19, 2016, Sep. 01, 2016) during ISS Expedition 48.
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Soyuz MS-01 (Jul. 6, 2016)
Soyuz MS-17 (Oct. 14, 2020)
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| 61
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Serena Auñón-Chancellor
Apr 9, 1976
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United States
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Soyuz MS-09 (Jun. 6, 2018)
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| 62
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Anne McClain
Jun. 7, 1979
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United States
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Thirteenth woman to walk in space (Mar. 22, 2019, Apr. 08, 2019) during ISS Expedition 59.
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Soyuz MS-11 (Dec. 3, 2018)
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| 63
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Beth Moses
May 29, 1969
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United States
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The first woman to make a spaceflight (US Department of Defense classification i.e. >50 mi (80.47 km)) on a commercially launched vehicle. The maximum altitude achieved was 295,007 ft (55.87 mi, 89.92 km).[10] |
VSS Unity VF-01 (Feb. 22, 2019)
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| 64
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Christina Koch
Feb 2, 1979
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United States
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Fourteenth woman to walk in space (Mar 29, 2019) during ISS Expedition 59. Jointly with Jessica Meir, became the first two women to undertake an all-female EVA during ISS Expedition 61. Location: ISS (11:38 UTC, Oct 18, 2019)[11] Greatest continuous number of days in space for a female. She returned to Earth on Thursday, February 6, 2020 after 328 days in space.[12][13] |
Soyuz MS-12/13 (Mar. 14, 2019)
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| 65
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Jessica Meir
Jul. 15, 1977
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United States /  Sweden
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Fifteenth woman to walk in space (Oct 18, 2019) during ISS Expedition 61. Jointly with Christina Hammock Koch, became the first two women to undertake an all-female EVA. Location: ISS (11:38 UTC, Oct 18, 2019)
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Soyuz MS-15 (Sep. 25, 2019)
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| 66
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Sirisha Bandla
C. 1988
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United States
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Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations, Virgin Galactic.[14] |
Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (Jul. 11, 2021)
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| 67
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Wally Funk
Feb. 1, 1939
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United States
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Blue Origin NS-16 (Jul. 20, 2021)
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| 68
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Sian Proctor
Mar. 26, 1970
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United States
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Inspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021)
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| 69
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Hayley Arceneaux
Dec. 9, 1991
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United States
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Inspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021)
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| 70
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Yulia Peresild
Sep. 5, 1984
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Russia
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First actress in space, filming footage for a movie on Channel One Russia aboard the International Space Station.
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Soyuz MS-19 (Oct. 5, 2021)
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| 71
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Audrey Powers |
United States
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Vice president of mission and flight operations of Blue Origin.
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Blue Origin NS-18 (Oct. 13, 2021)
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| 72
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Kayla Barron
Sep. 19, 1987
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United States
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SpaceX Crew-3 (Nov. 10, 2021)
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| 73
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Jessica Watkins
May 14, 1988
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United States
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First Black woman on a long Duration mission.
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SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022)
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| 74
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Vanessa O’Brien
December 2, 1964
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United States / United Kingdom
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First woman to reach extremes on Earth (Mt. Everest), sea (Challenger Deep) and Air (passing the Kármán line into space.)[15][16] |
Blue Origin New Shepard NS-22 (August 5, 2022)
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| 75
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Nicole Aunapu Mann
June 27, 1977
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United States
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First Native American woman in space.[17][18][19][20][21][22] |
SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)
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| 76
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Anna Kikina
August 27, 1984
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Russia
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First Russian cosmonaut to fly a Crew Dragon.
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SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)
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