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Colonel Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot the space shuttle during the STS -93 mission aboard Columbia in July 1999.
Collins was also commander on the historic 'Return to Flight' mission in 2005 following the 2003 loss of Columbia and her crew of seven.
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∙ 15y ago* The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR in 1963. * Geraldine Cobb passed all requirements for entry into the Mercury program in 1959. * In the US, Sally Ride was the first woman in space in 1983. She was one of the six females chosen for the space program five years earlier. * Svetlana Savitskaya of the USSR was the first woman to walk in space.(1984) * In 1992 Mae Jemison of the US became the first black woman in space. * In 1993 Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman in space. * In 1994 Chiaki Mukai was the first Japanese woman in space. * Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle pilot in 1995 and she was the first female shuttle commander in 1995
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∙ 16y agoIn 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger (STS-7).
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∙ 12y agoValentina Vladimirovna Nikolayeva Tereshkova was the first woman to travel in to space on the March 6, 1937,
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∙ 13y agoEileen Collins.
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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
Who is the first Histanic woman to becme a astronaut?
Ellen Ochoa.
What hardships and fears did Roberta Bondar first woman in space fear?
The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963. The first American woman in space was Sally Ride. Roberta Bondar was Canada's first female astronaut, who in 1992 flew in NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Who was the first girl astronaut to fly to the space?
The first woman (not girl) in space was from Russia-- her name was Valentina Tereshkova, and she flew her first mission in 1963. In America, the first woman astronaut was Sally Ride, who flew her first mission in 1983. (It should be noted that as far back as the 1960s, several other qualified American women, most notably Jerrie Cobb, tried to persuade NASA to allow women to fly into space, but NASA was very resistant to having women astronauts at that time.)
What did valentia tereshkova do?
She was the first woman in space, in 1963.
What is Ellen famous for?
The first Hispanic woman astronaut.
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.
Who is the first Histanic woman to becme a astronaut?
Ellen Ochoa.
What is Ellen Ochoa famous for?
The first Hispanic woman astronaut.
Who is China's first woman astronaut?
I am not sure but i think its liu yang
What did sally ride do for living?
She was a NASA astronaut, and the first woman in space.
Who was the first American woman astronaut selected in 1978?
Sally Ride
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.
How do you travel from earth to moon?
a rocket but you will have to become an astronaut first
Why did neil amstrong become an astronaut?
Because he was the first one to be on the moon
