women in space

An all-female crew is about to fly to space, carrying high-profile names, including singer Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King.

Emily Calandrelli became the 100th woman in space this week but her achievement has been overshadowed by a wave of misogynistic comments directed at her online.

Sara Sabry is first Egyptian person, first Arab woman, and first woman from the African continent to go to space. 

NASA has named the first woman, Christina Koch, as part of its crew of four astronauts set to fly around the moon late next year.

Katherine Bennell-Pegg will make history as the first Australian woman to be trained as an astronaut by an international space agency.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be sending its first female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, to the International Space Station (ISS). 

Dr Meganne Christian has become Australia’s first female astronaut after being selected as part of European Space Agency’s 2022 cohort. 

On board Richard Branson’s spacecraft, Sirisha Bandla becomes the third India born woman to fly into space.

Trailblazing pilot Wally Funk will become the oldest person to fly to space, after being selected as part of a four-person crew that will be launched into space by Blue Origin.

At just 28, Noura Al Matrooshi has been announced as the first ever female astronaut from United Arab Emirates.

In many ways, women are ideal astronauts as physical strength and height are not advantages in microgravity, writes Alice Gorman.

Former NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan has become the first person to both walk in space and to descend to the deepest known point on Earth.