Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to soar through space, flying solo on Vostok 6. As a Russian cosmonaut, this was her only in-space experience. She has gone on to pursue a career in politics.

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to soar through space, flying solo on Vostok 6. As a Russian cosmonaut, this was her only in-space experience. She has gone on to pursue a career in politics.

Jemison was on her way to becoming the first woman of colour and first African-American woman in space. Born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, Mae Carol Jemison moved to Chicago with her family aged three.

In June 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space, but it would be 20 years before another woman would leave Earth. Astronaut Sally K. Ride became ...

Marina Vasilevskaya became the first Belarusian woman to fly into space as she embarked on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russia's Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft. Vasilevskaya ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin greeted the first woman in space - cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova ... on board the Vostok-6 spaceship. Her name has been given to streets and schools in more ...

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has become the first woman to pilot a new spacecraft on its inaugural crewed test flight to space. Williams, 58, launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner ...

With a long list of credentials and a journey that began as the child of an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientist, she's widely known today as the woman behind India's first private ...

A new documentary about the life and love of America's first woman in space will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. "SALLY," from National Geographic and director Cristina Costantini ...