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First female American astronaut?
The first female astronaut was Valentina Tereshkova and she was from the Soviet Union.
What did valentia tereshkova do?
She was the first woman in space, in 1963.
Who was the FIRST American astronaut?
The first woman in space was Soviet (Russian) cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on June 16, 1963.The first female US astronaut in space was Sally Kristen Ride in 1983. The first African-American female astronaut was Mae Jemison, and the first Hispanic female astronaut was Ellen Ochoa.The first woman in space was a Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova (1963).The first woman Astronaut in space was Sally Ride in 1983.Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She flew on the Vostok 6 mission which was launched on June 16, 1963. (Rendezvoused but did not link with Vostok 5 craft already orbiting.)Sally Ride was the first American and third woman in space. She flew on the Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission from June 18-June 24, 1983.
Who was the first African American woman to go to outer space?
Mae Jemsion was the first African American who went into space.
When did US women first become astronauts?
The Astronaut Class of 1978, otherwise known as the "Thirty-Five New Guys," was NASA's first new group of astronauts since 1969. This class was notable for many reasons, including having the first African-American and first Asian-American astronauts. During Women's History Month in March, NASA especially recognizes the class of 1978 as being the first to recruit women to its ranks: Sally Ride, Judith Resnik, Kathryn Sullivan, Anna Fisher, Margaret Rhea Seddon, and Shannon Lucid.Of this original class, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983 aboard STS-7; Judith Resnik earned the title of first Jewish-American in space on STS-41D; Kathryn Sullivan had the privilege of being the first American woman to walk in space on STS-41G; and Shannon Lucid became both the first mother to be selected as an astronaut candidate and the first American woman to fly to and work on a space station (Mir). Kathryn Sullivan and Sally Ride also earned the distinction of becoming the first two women to fly together on a mission when they flew on STS-41G in 1984.
First female American astronaut?
The first female astronaut was Valentina Tereshkova and she was from the Soviet Union.
What did Ellen Ochoa do for society?
She was the first woman astronaut!
What is Mae jemison remember for?
She was the first black woman to go to space.
Who is the first hispanic woman to become an astonout?
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. Selected by NASA in 1990, Ochoa became the world's first Hispanic female astronaut in 1991
What year did the first woman astronaut go to space?
1963.Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. She was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space.
What did Sally Ride do for a living?
She was a NASA astronaut, and the first woman in space.
Who was the first African American on a space flight?
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. was chosen as an astronaut in 1967, but died in an automobile accident before he had the chance to go into space. The first African-American astronaut who did get into space was Colonel Guion Bluford in 1983. The first black woman astronaut was Dr. Mae Jemison, in 1992.
What year did the first astronaut go to space?
1963.Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. She was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space.
The first black American women in space?
The first black woman in space was U.S. astronaut Dr Mae Carol Jemison in 1992.
What did valentia tereshkova do?
She was the first woman in space, in 1963.
What is Ellen famous for?
The first Hispanic woman astronaut.
What is Dr. Mae Jemison's middle name?
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison was an astronaut and a doctor. She was the first African American woman in space.
