Before spaceflight became more inclusive, a few extraordinary women broke through the stratosphere — and the barriers of history. The journey wasn’t easy. These women came from different countries, ...

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 ...

The showcase marked the end of the first half program for the girls in the SpaceTrek program. Organizers say they will spend ...

On Monday, Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle brought six women into space, roughly 62 miles above the earth’s surface, for the first all-women crewed flight since a solo mission in 1963. The ...

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female space flight crew, which includes ...

Find out how NASA’s astronaut selection process has evolved. Diane Tedeschi Marsha Ivins (at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in 1995) flew on five space shuttle missions, logging more than 1,300 hours ...

In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Shikha Ganguly, General Manager, Weather, L3Harris Technologies. Through this series SpaceNews is ...

In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Jacqueline Good, CEO, Magnestar. Through this series SpaceNews is shining a spotlight on some of ...

This week, a 10-minute rocket ride became a multi-day headline. Katy Perry reportedly sang “It’s A Wonderful World” and Gayle King beamed in zero gravity, as Lauren Sánchez—pilot, philanthropist and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These trailblazers opened ...