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On this day in history, June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSally Ride made history as the first American woman in space on this day in history, June 18, 1983....
Women Hold Up Better to Space Travel: Study
Explorersweb· 13 hours agoIn news that’s no surprise to fans of all-time great sci-fi movies, a new study has found that women may better withstand the physical rigors of space...
Women are better than men at recovering from space travel, study says
Quartz· 6 days agoWomen are better than men at most things, that’s just a given, so here’s one more thing that we can...
Virgin Galactic announces international crew for flight on new Delta class space plane
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoVirgin, founded by Richard Branson, announced the news two weeks after the final flight of its VSS...
Women out of this world: Changing the norm of space travel
Albuquerque Journal· 5 days agoFewer than 100 women have flown to space, out of the around 700 astronauts that have made the trip....
Boeing Starliner delays create international concern for Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams
Quartz· 1 day agoThere are two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station as they await a return trip aboard...
Gene Nora Jessen, Pioneering Aviator Who Was Part of an Enigmatic ‘Woman in Space Program,’ Dies at...
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoIn 1994, Jessen gathered the 11 surviving members of the Mercury 13 to finally meet up for the first...
Deseret News archives: Sally Ride became first U.S. woman to travel to space
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRide became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space...
Astronaut Nicole Mann Throws First Pitch at Giants-Angels Game - NASA
NASA· 5 days agoNASA astronaut Nicole Mann waves as she is introduced before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants versus Los Angeles Angels
Gender may determine tolerance to spaceflight, new research suggests
BGR· 4 days agoA new study suggests that gender could play a part in how tolerant your body is to spaceflight. The...