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The Past and Future of Women in Space
C elebrating N early 60 Y ears of W omen in S pace
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 59 years since the first woman traveled in space. Back in June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova made history when she became the first woman to leave Earth’s atmosphere. She was selected from more than 400 applicants to ride on the Soviet’s Vostok 6 mission. Two years prior to Tereshkova’s launch, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly in space. This historic moment spiked Tereshkova’s interest in space travel, and she was chosen as one of four women who received 18 months of training for the mission. She was selected to pilot the flight even though she had no previous piloting experience. Instead, she possessed extensive parachuting experience. She would go on to spend 70 hours in space as she orbited Earth 48 times. It would take another 20 years for the first American woman to fly in space. Sally Ride made her first journey into space on June 18, 1983, aboard the Challenger STS-7 after answering a newspaper ad placed by NASA six years earlier.
She served as the flight engineer and was in charge of operating the shuttle’s mechanical arm as well as conducting any necessary experiments. Ride would go on another space flight in October 1984 in which she spent eight days conducting scientific observations of our planet. Ride and Tereshkova became role models for many young women looking to break into the world of space travel. Since 1963, 65 women have spent time outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Women have been involved in the field of space travel since the early days of NASA. The movie “Hidden Figures” brought to light the story of female African American mathematicians who played a huge role in getting John Glenn into orbit and turned the tide of the space race. So what’s next for women in space? There are great things on the horizon. NASA has plans to amplify its space exploration efforts, and one of its goals is to land the first woman on the moon. The agency plans to do this by 2024, so we won’t have to wait too long to see another historic first for women in space.
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