One of the first all-female crews to visit the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is aiming to fill the data gap on women’s performance in space exploration. Six engineers, geologists, and scientists, all under 28-years-old, will be going to the Mars simulation center for a two-week mission in February 2021. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-06-all-female-crew-mission-utah-based-simulated.html…
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All-female crew set for mission to Utah-based, simulated Mars research station
One of the first all-female crews to visit the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is aiming to fill the data gap on women’s performance in space exploration. Six engineers, geologists, and scientists, all under 28-years-old, will be going to the Mars simulation center for a two-week mission in February 2021. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-06-all-female-crew-mission-utah-based-simulated.html…
NASA Astronaut’s Estranged Wife Charged With Lying About Space Crime Allegation
Last August, Slashdot reader bobstreo tipped us off to an interesting story where an astronaut accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the International Space Station, in what may have been the first allegation of a crime committed in space. We have now learned that the spouse has been indicted on charges of lying to federal authorities. USA Today…
Helmet trouble strikes second all-female spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts ventured out Wednesday on a second all-female spacewalk to finish upgrades to the International Space Station’s power grid, but quickly ran into a helmet problem. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-01-helmet-all-female-spacewalk.html…
Astronaut completes spacewalk without helmet camera, lights (Update)
Spacewalking astronauts had to make do with fewer lights and camera views from one helmet Wednesday while performing critical battery work outside the International Space Station. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-01-helmet-all-female-spacewalk.html…
All-female spacewalk duo set sights on Moon
What’s even better than venturing out into the vacuum of space? Landing on the Moon, according to US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the first all-female duo to conduct a spacewalk. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-all-female-spacewalk-duo-sights-moon.html…
Female spacewalking duo uplifted by excitement below
The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-female-spacewalking-duo-uplifted.html…
NASA Astronauts Make History with 1st All-Female Spacewalk
Today (Oct. 18), NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir embarked on the first spacewalk in history to be completed by a team of all women. Source: https://www.livescience.com/nasa-all-female-spacewalk-success.html
US makes history with first all-female spacewalk
US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir on Friday became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk—a historic milestone as NASA prepares to send the first woman to the Moon. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-history-all-female-spacewalk.html…
First all-female spacewalking team makes history
The world’s first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station’s power grid. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-world-1st-female-spacewalking-team.html…