In America, we often hail Sally Ride as the first female astronaut. But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet ...

(NEXSTAR) – Blue Origin successfully launched six women over the Kármán line on Monday morning, marking the first all-female spaceflight since Soviet-era cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova flew into space ...

Today’s female-only spaceflight was the first since 1963, when Valentina Tereshkova of the former Soviet Union became the first woman in space. All eyes were on the West Texas desert Monday morning as ...

Katy Perry, Gayle King and philanthropist and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez have officially made interstellar history. The three public figures along with three other female astronauts launched ...

Out of over 600 people who have traveled to space, only 100 have been women. In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space. Kellie Gerardi became the 90th woman to launch ...

This week, rocket company Blue Origin sent six women to the edge of space, the first time an all-female crew made the trip since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova completed a three-day solo ...