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First woman to perform a spacewalk (Jul. 25, 1984). First woman to make two spaceflights.Soyuz T-5 (Jul. 19, 1982)Soyuz T-12 (Jul. 17, 1984)3Sally RideMay 26, 1951died Jul. 23, 2012\u00a0United StatesFirst American woman in space.STS-7 (Jun. 18, 1983)STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)4Judith ResnikApr. 5, 1949died Jan. 28, 1986\u00a0United StatesFourth woman in space, second American woman in space. First Jewish woman in space. Died in the Challenger disaster.STS-41-D (Aug. 30, 1984)STS-51-L (Jan. 28, 1986)5Kathryn D. SullivanOct. 3, 1951\u00a0United StatesSecond woman to perform a spacewalk. (Oct. 11, 1984).STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)STS-31 (Apr. 24, 1990)STS-45 (Mar. 24, 1992)6Anna Lee FisherAug. 24, 1949\u00a0United StatesFirst mother in space.[4]STS-51-A (Nov. 8, 1984)7Margaret Rhea SeddonNov. 8, 1947\u00a0United StatesSTS-51-D (Apr. 12, 1985)STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)STS-58 (Oct. 18, 1993)8Shannon LucidJan. 14, 1943\u00a0United StatesFirst 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.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)9Bonnie J. DunbarMar. 3, 1949\u00a0United StatesSTS-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)10Mary L. CleaveFeb. 5, 1947\u00a0United StatesSTS-61-B (Nov. 26, 1985)STS-30 (May 4, 1989)11Ellen S. BakerApr. 27, 1953\u00a0United StatesSTS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)STS-50 (Jun. 25, 1992)STS-71 (Jun. 27, 1995)12Kathryn C. ThorntonAug. 17, 1952\u00a0United StatesThird woman to walk in space.First woman to make multiple EVAs (May 14\u201315, 1992, Dec. 6, 1993, Dec. 8, 1993)STS-33 (Nov. 22, 1989)STS-49 (May 7, 1992)STS-61 (Dec. 2, 1993)STS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995)13Marsha IvinsApr. 15, 1951\u00a0United StatesSTS-32 (Jan. 9, 1990)STS-46 (Jul. 31, 1992)STS-62 (Mar. 4, 1994)STS-81 (Jan. 12, 1997)STS-98 (Feb. 7, 2001)14Linda M. GodwinJul. 2, 1952\u00a0United StatesFourth woman to walk in space (March 27, 1996, Dec. 10, 2001)STS-37 (Apr. 5, 1991)STS-59 (Apr. 9, 1994)STS-76 (Mar. 22, 1996)STS-108 (Dec. 5, 2001)15Helen SharmanMay 30, 1963\u00a0United KingdomFirst British citizen in space.Second woman to fly on a space station (Mir, 1991).Soyuz TM-12\/TM-11 (May 18, 1991)16Tamara E. JerniganMay 7, 1959\u00a0United StatesFifth woman to walk in space (May 30, 1999)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)17Millie Hughes-FulfordDec. 21, 1945died Feb. 2, 2021\u00a0United StatesFirst female payload specialist.STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)18Roberta BondarDec. 4, 1945\u00a0CanadaFirst Canadian woman in space.First Ukrainian Canadian woman in space.STS-42 (Jan. 22, 1992)19Nancy Jan DavisNov. 1, 1953\u00a0United StatesWent to space with her husband, Mark C. Lee in 1992.They were the first married couple to go to space together.STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992)STS-60 (Feb. 3, 1994)STS-85 (Aug. 7, 1997)20Mae JemisonOct. 17, 1956\u00a0United StatesFirst African American woman in spaceSTS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992)21Susan J. HelmsFeb. 26, 1958\u00a0United StatesThe 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)22Ellen OchoaMay 10, 1958\u00a0United StatesFirst Hispanic woman in space.STS-56 (Apr. 8, 1993)STS-66 (Nov. 3, 1994)STS-96 (May 27, 1999)STS-110 (Apr. 8, 2002)23Janice E. VossOct. 8, 1956died Feb. 6, 2012\u00a0United StatesSTS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993)STS-63 (Feb. 3, 1995)STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997)STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997)STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000)24Nancy J. CurrieDec. 29, 1958\u00a0United StatesSTS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993)STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995)STS-88 (Dec. 4, 1998)STS-109 (Mar. 1, 2002)25Chiaki MukaiMay 6, 1952\u00a0JapanFirst Japanese woman and a first Asian woman in space.STS-65 (Jul. 8, 1994)STS-95 (Oct. 29, 1998)26Yelena V. KondakovaMar. 30, 1957\u00a0RussiaFirst 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.Soyuz TM-20 (Oct. 3, 1994)STS-84 (May 15, 1997)27Eileen CollinsNov. 19, 1956\u00a0United StatesFirst female shuttle pilot and shuttle commander.STS-63 (Feb. 3, 1995)STS-84 (May 15, 1997)STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999)STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005)28Wendy B. LawrenceJul. 2, 1959\u00a0United StatesSTS-67 (Mar. 2, 1995)STS-86 (Sep. 25, 1997)STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998)STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005)29Mary E. WeberAug. 24, 1962\u00a0United StatesSTS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995)STS-101 (May 19, 2000)30Catherine ColemanDec. 14, 1960\u00a0United StatesSTS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995)STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999)Soyuz TMA-20 (Dec. 15, 2010)31Claudie Haigner\u00e9May 13, 1957\u00a0FranceFirst Frenchwoman in space. 1996 flight as Claudie Andr\u00e9-DeshaysSoyuz TM-24\/TM-23 (Aug. 17, 1996)Soyuz TM-33\/32 (Oct. 21, 2001)32Susan Still KilrainOct. 24, 1961\u00a0United StatesSecond female shuttle pilot.STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997)STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997)33Kalpana ChawlaJul. 1, 1961died Feb. 1, 2003\u00a0United StatesFirst Asian American (Indian origin, naturalized U.S. citizen) woman in space. First Hindu in space. Died in the Columbia disaster.STS-87 (Nov. 19, 1997)STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003)34Kathryn P. HireAug. 26, 1959\u00a0United StatesSTS-90 (Apr. 17, 1998)STS-130 (Feb. 8, 2010)35Janet L. KavandiJul. 17, 1959\u00a0United StatesSTS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998)STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000)STS-104 (Jul. 12, 2001)36Julie PayetteOct. 20, 1963\u00a0CanadaSecond Canadian woman in space.First French Canadian woman in space.Would become Governor General of Canada.STS-96 (May 27, 1999)STS-127 (Jul. 15, 2009)37Pamela MelroySep. 17, 1961\u00a0United StatesSecond female shuttle commander.STS-92 (Oct. 11, 2000)STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002)STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007)38Peggy WhitsonFeb. 9, 1960\u00a0United StatesMost 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).STS-111\/113 (Jun. 5, 2002)Soyuz TMA-11 (Oct. 10, 2007)Soyuz MS-03\/04 (Nov. 17, 2016)39Sandra MagnusOct. 30, 1964\u00a0United StatesSTS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002)STS-126\/119 (Nov. 14, 2008)STS-135 (Jul. 8, 2011)40Laurel B. ClarkMar. 10, 1961died Feb. 1, 2003\u00a0United StatesDied in the Columbia disaster.STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003)41Stephanie WilsonSep. 27, 1966\u00a0United StatesSTS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006)STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007)STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)42Lisa NowakMay 10, 1963\u00a0United StatesSTS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006)43Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-PiperFeb. 7, 1963\u00a0United StatesEighth 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.STS-115 (Sep. 9, 2006)STS-126 (Nov. 14, 2008)44Anousheh AnsariSep. 12, 1966\u00a0Iran \/ \u00a0United StatesFourth space tourist and first female space tourist.First Iranian and a first Muslim woman in space.Soyuz TMA-9\/8 (Sep. 18, 2006)45Sunita WilliamsSep. 19, 1965[7]\u00a0United StatesNinth 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)46Joan HigginbothamAug. 3, 1964\u00a0United StatesSTS-116 (Dec. 9, 2006)47Tracy Caldwell DysonAug. 14, 1969\u00a0United StatesEleventh 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).48Barbara MorganNov. 28, 1951\u00a0United StatesFirst educator astronautOriginally part as a backup crew of the Teacher in Space Project.Oldest woman in space by the time of first flight (aged 55).STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007)49Yi So-yeonJun. 2, 1978\u00a0South KoreaFirst Korean in space.Soyuz TMA-12 (Apr. 8, 2008)50Karen L. NybergOct. 7, 1969\u00a0United StatesSTS-124 (May 31, 2008)Soyuz TMA-09M (May 28, 2013)51K. Megan McArthurAug. 30, 1971\u00a0United StatesSTS-125 (May 11, 2009)SpaceX Crew-2 (Apr. 23, 2021)52Nicole P. StottNov. 11, 1962\u00a0United StatesTenth woman to walk in space (Sep. 1\u20132, 2009).STS-128\/129 (Aug. 28, 2009)STS-133 (Feb. 24, 2011)53Dorothy Metcalf-LindenburgerMay 15, 1975\u00a0United StatesFirst Space Camp alumna to become an astronautSTS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)54Naoko YamazakiDec. 27, 1970\u00a0JapanSTS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)55Shannon WalkerJun. 4, 1965\u00a0United StatesFirst 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.Soyuz TMA-19 (Jun. 15, 2010)SpaceX Crew-1 (Nov. 15, 2020)56Liu YangOct. 6, 1978\u00a0ChinaFirst Chinese woman in space.Shenzhou 9 (Jun. 16, 2012), Shenzhou 14 (Jun. 5, 2022)57Wang YapingJan. 27, 1980\u00a0ChinaFirst 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.Shenzhou 10 (Jun. 11, 2013)Shenzhou 13 (Oct. 15, 2021)58Yelena SerovaApr. 22, 1976\u00a0RussiaMember of ISS Expedition 41. First Russian woman to visit the ISS.[9]Soyuz TMA-14M (Sep. 25, 2014)59Samantha CristoforettiApr. 26, 1977\u00a0ItalyESA Astronaut. First Italian woman in space and first Italian woman on ISS. Expedition 42\/43.Soyuz TMA-15M (Nov. 23, 2014)SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022)60Kathleen RubinsOct. 14, 1978\u00a0United StatesTwelfth woman to walk in space (Aug. 19, 2016, Sep. 01, 2016) during ISS Expedition 48.Soyuz MS-01 (Jul. 6, 2016)Soyuz MS-17 (Oct. 14, 2020)61Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-ChancellorApr 9, 1976\u00a0United StatesSoyuz MS-09 (Jun. 6, 2018)62Anne McClainJun. 7, 1979\u00a0United StatesThirteenth woman to walk in space (Mar. 22, 2019, Apr. 08, 2019) during ISS Expedition 59.Soyuz MS-11 (Dec. 3, 2018)63Beth MosesMay 29, 1969\u00a0United StatesThe first woman to make a spaceflight (US Department of Defense classification i.e. >50\u00a0mi (80.47\u00a0km)) on a commercially launched vehicle. The maximum altitude achieved was 295,007\u00a0ft (55.87\u00a0mi, 89.92\u00a0km).[10]VSS Unity VF-01 (Feb. 22, 2019)64Christina KochFeb 2, 1979\u00a0United StatesFourteenth 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)65Jessica MeirJul. 15, 1977\u00a0United States \/ \u00a0SwedenFifteenth 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)Soyuz MS-15 (Sep. 25, 2019)66Sirisha BandlaC. 1988\u00a0United StatesVice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations, Virgin Galactic.[14]Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (Jul. 11, 2021)67Wally FunkFeb. 1, 1939\u00a0United StatesBlue Origin NS-16 (Jul. 20, 2021)68Sian ProctorMar. 26, 1970\u00a0United StatesInspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021)69Hayley ArceneauxDec. 9, 1991\u00a0United StatesInspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021)70Yulia PeresildSep. 5, 1984\u00a0RussiaFirst actress in space, filming footage for a movie on Channel One Russia aboard the International Space Station.Soyuz MS-19 (Oct. 5, 2021)71Audrey Powers\u00a0United StatesVice president of mission and flight operations of Blue Origin.Blue Origin NS-18 (Oct. 13, 2021)72Kayla BarronSep. 19, 1987\u00a0United StatesSpaceX Crew-3 (Nov. 10, 2021)73Jessica WatkinsMay 14, 1988\u00a0United StatesFirst Black woman on a long Duration mission.SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022)74Vanessa O’BrienDecember 2, 1964\u00a0United States \/ \u00a0United KingdomFirst woman to reach extremes on Earth (Mt. Everest), sea (Challenger Deep) and Air (passing the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line into space.)[15][16]Blue Origin New Shepard NS-22 (August 5, 2022)75Nicole Aunapu MannJune 27, 1977\u00a0United StatesFirst Native American woman in space.[17][18][19][20][21][22]SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)76Anna KikinaAugust 27, 1984\u00a0RussiaFirst Russian cosmonaut to fly a Crew Dragon.SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-female-astronauts-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of female astronauts – Wikipedia"}}]}]