The zeal the United States and USSR had to outperform one another proved quite beneficial to the progress of science. It also made possible human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and to the Moon. It prompted competitive countries to send unmanned space probes to the Moon, Venus and Mars. The Space Race spawned pioneering efforts to launch artificial satellites. The technological superiority required for the dominance of space was deemed a necessity for national security, and it was symbolic of ideological superiority. Women have played in the agency's history.The Space Race didn’t just leave an impact on the area of space research, it left a wider impact in the field of technology. Visit our new site to learn about the significant and varied roles The History Office maintains a page about Information about individual female astronauts may be found at Johnson Spaceflightīiographies page. Served as the office representative for the Crew Healthcare System (CHeCS), and aĬrew Support Astronaut (CSA) for the ISS Expedition 2 Crew. PATRICIA HILLIARD ROBERTSON (M.D.) (Deceased)ĭied of injuries sustained in the crash of a private plane. Including these three from the STS-131 crew along with NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson who arrived on the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-18) Women astronauts from Astronaut Classes of 1998, 2009, and 2013 who have not yet flown (The 4 women in space during this mission set a record for the most women in space at the same time, STS-131 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, Naoko Yamazaki STS-116 Sunita Williams, Joan Higginbotham STS-70 Nancy Jane Currie, Mary Ellen Weber Pamela Ann Melroy - STS 92, STS-112 Space Shuttle missions with more than one woman OctoWomen Space Shuttle pilotsĮileen Collins - was first woman pilot on STS-63 February 3-11, 1995. First woman to participate in an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Sunita Williams was the second woman commander for Expedition 33 beginning on September 15, 2012. Peggy Whitson - Whitson completed a six month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station as the ISS Commander for Expedition 16 in April 2008. March 2001 - August 2001 First woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) Pamela Melroy was the second woman commander on STS-120 October 23-NovemFirst woman Space Station Expedition crew member
She commanded for a second time on STS-114 July 26, 2005 (She was the third woman in space overall after Valentina Tereshkova, above, and Svetlana Savitskaya, who flew on Soyuz T-7 August 19, 1982) First woman Space Shuttle commanderĮileen Collins - STS-93. SerovaĤ different female space flight participants have flown on the Soviet/Russian program: Helen Sharman, Claudie Haigneré (nee André-Deshays), Anousheh Ansari, and Yi So-yeon.Ģ female astronauts or taikonauts have flown in the Chinese programĥ0 different women have flown with NASA. General Factsĥ9 different women total including cosmonauts, astronauts, payload specialists, and foreign nationals have flown in space.Ĥ different female cosmonauts have flown on the Soviet/Russian program: Valentina Tereshkova, Svetlana Savitskaya, Elena V.
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