News & Views Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female In many ways, women are ideal astronauts as physical strength and height are not advantages in microgravity, writes Alice Gorman.
News & Views Record-setting astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after 328 days in space After 328 days in space, American astronaut Christina Koch returned to earth, setting the record for the longest stretch in space by a woman.
News & Views First all-female analog space crew completes mission The first ever all-female analog space crew has just ‘returned’ from their mission, the inaugral for Sensoria I, in Hawaii.
News & Views First person on Mars ‘could be a woman’ says NASA executive A spokesman from NASA has said that the first crewed Mars landing could happen sometime in the 2030s, and that it may very well be a woman.
News & Views History-making all-female spacewalk is back on, says NASA NASA cancelled the original spacewalk after discovering they didn’t have appropriately sized spacesuits necessary for two female astronauts.
