Biographies of extraordinary women
Biographies of extraordinary women
Biography of Eileen Collins American astronaut who performed 4 space flights. She was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle. She was also the first commander of a space mission. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Eileen Collins Family and Studies Eileen Collins was born in New York …
Biography of Peggy Whitson, American biochemical research astronaut. With her two long-term stays on board the International Space Station, she is NASA’s most experienced astronaut. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation She holds the record for the number of days in space among all NASA astronauts. The years of …
Biography of Svetlana Savitskaya pilot and Soviet cosmonaut. She was the second woman to travel into space and did so in 1982. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation She was the first woman to take a spacewalk. She did this during her stay on the Salyut 7 space station …
Ellen Ochoa’s biography a NASA physicist, scientist and astronaut. Her paternal grandparents were Mexican. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Main merits of this Mexican astronaut She was the first woman of Hispanic origin to travel to space and featured in the Astronaut Hall of Fame in the USA. …
Biography Christina Koch the American astronaut, along with Jessica Meir, performed an historic spacewalk, outside the International Space Station, in October 2019. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation A solid scientific background coupled with her privileged intelligence and remarkable physical courage made Christina Koch the special candidate for this …
Biography of Jessica Meir American Jewish university professor, scientist, explorer, and astronaut. She is trained to help direct the first human mission to an asteroid and then to Mars. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation She received physiological, survival training, flight classes and a wide range of technical training …
Biography of Sally Ride a NASA astronaut with a degree in Physics from Stanford University, California. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation In 1983, she became the first woman in the United States to reach outer space. She was also a professional tennis player. Sally Ride childhood and family …
Biography of Mae Jemison an extraordinary woman, of exceptional intelligence and courage, who has generously returned what nature and society gave her. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Childhood family life of Mae Jemison She was born in Alabama on October 17, 1956. She has become a NASA engineer, …
Biography of Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in the world who traveled to space. She was also the first civilian to do so. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation This first Soviet cosmonaut performed her immortal feat on June 16, 1963, at the age of 26, aboard the Vostok-6 …
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