Mulheres muito especiais, e espaciais, ademais:

Spacefarers with completed spaceflights[edit]

Birth date Country Comment Missions (Launch date)

1 RIAN archive 612748 Valentina Tereshkova.jpg Valentina Tereshkova

Mar. 6, 1937 Soviet Union First woman in space.

Youngest woman in space (aged 26).

Only woman to make a solo spaceflight. Vostok 6 (Jun. 16, 1963)

2 1983 CPA 5375 (1) (Савицкая).jpg Svetlana Savitskaya

Aug. 8, 1948 Soviet Union First woman to fly on a space station (Salyut 7, 1982).

First woman to perform a spacewalk (Jul. 25, 1984).

First woman to make two spaceflights. Soyuz T-5 (Jul. 19, 1982)

Soyuz T-12 (Jul. 17, 1984)

3 Sally Ride (1984).jpg Sally Ride

May 26, 1951

died Jul. 23, 2012 United States First American woman in space. STS-7 (Jun. 18, 1983)

STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)

4 Judith A. Resnik, official portrait (cropped).jpg Judith Resnik

Apr. 5, 1949

died Jan. 28, 1986 United States Fourth woman in space, second American woman in space. First Jewish woman in space. Died in the Challenger disaster. STS-41-D (Aug. 30, 1984)

STS-51-L (Jan. 28, 1986)

5 Kathryn D. Sullivan.jpg Kathryn D. Sullivan

Oct. 3, 1951 United States Second woman to perform a spacewalk. (Oct. 11, 1984). STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)

STS-31 (Apr. 24, 1990)

STS-45 (Mar. 24, 1992)

6 Fisher-a.jpg Anna Lee Fisher

Aug. 24, 1949 United States First mother in space.[4] STS-51-A (Nov. 8, 1984)

7 MRSeddon.jpg Margaret Rhea Seddon

Nov. 8, 1947 United States STS-51-D (Apr. 12, 1985)

STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)

STS-58 (Oct. 18, 1993)

8 ShannonLucid.jpeg Shannon Lucid

Jan. 14, 1943 United States First American woman to fly on a space station (Mir, 1996).

First Chinese-born woman in space.

First woman to make a third, a fourth and a fifth spaceflight. STS-51-G (Jun. 17, 1985)

STS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)

STS-43 (Aug. 2, 1991)

STS-58 (Oct. 18, 1993)

STS-76/79 (Mar. 22, 1996)

9 Bonnie J. Dunbar.jpg Bonnie J. Dunbar

Mar. 3, 1949 United States STS-61-A (Oct. 30, 1985)

STS-32 (Jan. 9, 1990)

STS-50 (Jun. 25, 1992)

STS-71 (Jun. 27, 1995)

STS-89 (Jan. 22, 1998)

10 Mary Cleave.jpg Mary L. Cleave

Feb. 5, 1947 United States STS-61-B (Nov. 26, 1985)

STS-30 (May 4, 1989)

11 Ellen Louise Shulman Baker.jpg Ellen S. Baker

Apr. 27, 1953 United States STS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)

STS-50 (Jun. 25, 1992)

STS-71 (Jun. 27, 1995)

12 KathrynThornton.jpg Kathryn C. Thornton

Aug. 17, 1952 United States Third woman to walk in space.

First woman to make multiple EVAs (May 14–15, 1992, Dec. 6, 1993, Dec. 8, 1993) STS-33 (Nov. 22, 1989)

STS-49 (May 7, 1992)

STS-61 (Dec. 2, 1993)

STS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995)

13 Marsha Ivins.jpg Marsha Ivins

Apr. 15, 1951 United States STS-32 (Jan. 9, 1990)

STS-46 (Jul. 31, 1992)

STS-62 (Mar. 4, 1994)

STS-81 (Jan. 12, 1997)

STS-98 (Feb. 7, 2001)

14 Linda Godwin.jpg Linda M. Godwin

Jul. 2, 1952 United States Fourth woman to walk in space (March 27, 1996, Dec. 10, 2001) STS-37 (Apr. 5, 1991)

STS-59 (Apr. 9, 1994)

STS-76 (Mar. 22, 1996)

STS-108 (Dec. 5, 2001)

15 Dr. Helen Sharman.jpg Helen Sharman

May 30, 1963 United Kingdom First British citizen in space.

Second woman to fly on a space station (Mir, 1991). Soyuz TM-12/TM-11 (May 18, 1991)

16 Tamara E. Jernigan.jpg Tamara E. Jernigan

May 7, 1959 United States Fifth woman to walk in space (May 30, 1999) STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)

STS-52 (Oct. 22, 1992)

STS-67 (Mar. 2, 1995)

STS-80 (Nov. 19, 1996)

STS-96 (May 27, 1999)

17 Millie Hughes-Fulford.jpg Millie Hughes-Fulford

Dec. 21, 1945

died Feb. 2, 2021 United States First female payload specialist. STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991)

18 Roberta Bondar.jpg Roberta Bondar

Dec. 4, 1945 Canada First Canadian woman in space.

First Ukrainian Canadian woman in space. STS-42 (Jan. 22, 1992)

19 Jan Davis.jpg Nancy Jan Davis

Nov. 1, 1953 United States Went to space with her husband, Mark C. Lee in 1992.

They were the first married couple to go to space together. STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992)

STS-60 (Feb. 3, 1994)

STS-85 (Aug. 7, 1997)

20 Mae Carol Jemison.jpg Mae Jemison

Oct. 17, 1956 United States First African American woman in space STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992)

21 SJHelms.jpg Susan J. Helms

Feb. 26, 1958 United States The sixth woman to walk in space (March 11, 2001).

The longest duration EVA by a woman (8h 56m).[5] STS-54 (Jan. 13, 1993)

STS-64 (Sep. 9, 1994)

STS-78 (Jun. 20, 1996)

STS-101 (May 19, 2000)

STS-102/105 (Mar. 8, 2001)

22 Ellen Ochoa.jpg Ellen Ochoa

May 10, 1958 United States First Hispanic woman in space. STS-56 (Apr. 8, 1993)

STS-66 (Nov. 3, 1994)

STS-96 (May 27, 1999)

STS-110 (Apr. 8, 2002)

23 Janice Voss.jpg Janice E. Voss

Oct. 8, 1956

died Feb. 6, 2012 United States STS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993)

STS-63 (Feb. 3, 1995)

STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997)

STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997)

STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000)

24 Nancy Currie.jpg Nancy J. Currie

Dec. 29, 1958 United States STS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993)

STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995)

STS-88 (Dec. 4, 1998)

STS-109 (Mar. 1, 2002)

25 Chiaki Mukai.jpg Chiaki Mukai

May 6, 1952 Japan First Japanese woman and a first Asian woman in space. STS-65 (Jul. 8, 1994)

STS-95 (Oct. 29, 1998)

26 Yelena Kondakova.jpg Yelena V. Kondakova

Mar. 30, 1957 Russia First Russian woman to travel in 2 different spacecraft, Soyuz TM-20 and STS-84 both were on trips to Mir Space Station, and 1st Russian woman to travel on the Space Shuttle. Soyuz TM-20 (Oct. 3, 1994)

STS-84 (May 15, 1997)

27 Commander Eileen Collins - GPN-2000-001177.jpg Eileen Collins

Nov. 19, 1956 United States First female shuttle pilot and shuttle commander. STS-63 (Feb. 3, 1995)

STS-84 (May 15, 1997)

STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999)

STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005)

28 Wendy Lawrence NASA STS114.jpg Wendy B. Lawrence

Jul. 2, 1959 United States STS-67 (Mar. 2, 1995)

STS-86 (Sep. 25, 1997)

STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998)

STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005)

29 Mary Ellen Weber.jpg Mary E. Weber

Aug. 24, 1962 United States STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995)

STS-101 (May 19, 2000)

30 Catherine Coleman 2009.jpg Catherine Coleman

Dec. 14, 1960 United States STS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995)

STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999)

Soyuz TMA-20 (Dec. 15, 2010)

31 HaignereClaudie.jpg Claudie Haigneré

May 13, 1957 France First Frenchwoman in space. 1996 flight as Claudie André-Deshays Soyuz TM-24/TM-23 (Aug. 17, 1996)

Soyuz TM-33/32 (Oct. 21, 2001)

32 Susan Still-Kilrain.jpg Susan Still Kilrain

Oct. 24, 1961 United States Second female shuttle pilot. STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997)

STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997)

33 Kalpana Chawla, NASA photo portrait in orange suit.jpg Kalpana Chawla

Jul. 1, 1961

died Feb. 1, 2003 United States First Asian American (Indian origin, naturalized U.S. citizen) woman in space. First Hindu in space. Died in the Columbia disaster. STS-87 (Nov. 19, 1997)

STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003)

34 Kathryn P. Hire.jpg Kathryn P. Hire

Aug. 26, 1959 United States STS-90 (Apr. 17, 1998)

STS-130 (Feb. 8, 2010)

35 JanetLKavandi-NASA.jpg Janet L. Kavandi

Jul. 17, 1959 United States STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998)

STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000)

STS-104 (Jul. 12, 2001)

36 Julie Payette CSA.jpg Julie Payette

Oct. 20, 1963 Canada Second Canadian woman in space.

First French Canadian woman in space.

Would become Governor General of Canada. STS-96 (May 27, 1999)

STS-127 (Jul. 15, 2009)

37 Pamela Melroy.jpg Pamela Melroy

Sep. 17, 1961 United States Second female shuttle commander. STS-92 (Oct. 11, 2000)

STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002)

STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007)

38 Peggy Whitson.jpg Peggy Whitson

Feb. 9, 1960 United States Most time in space (cumulative) for a US astronaut (665 days)

Seventh woman to walk in space (Aug. 16, 2002, Nov. 9, 2007, Nov. 20, 2007, Nov. 24, 2007, Dec. 18, 2007, Jan. 30, 2007, Jan. 6, 2017, Mar. 30, 2017, May 12, 2017, May 23, 2017).

Most EVAs (10) and most time spent on EVA (60 hrs 21 min)[6] of all female space travelers.

First female ISS commander (ISS Expedition 16). STS-111/113 (Jun. 5, 2002)

Soyuz TMA-11 (Oct. 10, 2007)

Soyuz MS-03/04 (Nov. 17, 2016)

39 Sandra Magnus 2011.jpg Sandra Magnus

Oct. 30, 1964 United States STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002)

STS-126/119 (Nov. 14, 2008)

STS-135 (Jul. 8, 2011)

40 Laurel Clark, NASA photo portrait in blue suit.jpg Laurel B. Clark

Mar. 10, 1961

died Feb. 1, 2003 United States Died in the Columbia disaster. STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003)

41 Stephanie D. Wilson.jpg Stephanie Wilson

Sep. 27, 1966 United States STS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006)

STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007)

STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)

42 Lisa M. Nowak.jpg Lisa Nowak

May 10, 1963 United States STS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006)

43 Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper in white space suit.jpg Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper

Feb. 7, 1963 United States Eighth woman to walk in space (Sep. 12, 2006, Sep. 15, 2006, Nov. 18-19, 2008, Nov. 20-21, 2008, Nov. 22-23, 2008).

First Ukrainian American woman in space. STS-115 (Sep. 9, 2006)

STS-126 (Nov. 14, 2008)

44 AnoushehAnsari.jpg Anousheh Ansari

Sep. 12, 1966 Iran / United States Fourth space tourist and first female space tourist.

First Iranian and a first Muslim woman in space. Soyuz TMA-9/8 (Sep. 18, 2006)

45 Sunita Williams.jpg Sunita Williams

Sep. 19, 1965[7] United States Ninth woman to walk in space (Dec. 16, 2006, Jan. 31, 2007, Feb. 4, 2007, Feb. 8, 2007, Aug. 30, 2012, Sep. 5, 2012).[7] STS-116/117 (Dec. 9, 2006)[7]

Soyuz TMA-05M (Jul. 15, 2012)

46 Joan Higginbotham.jpg Joan Higginbotham

Aug. 3, 1964 United States STS-116 (Dec. 9, 2006)

47 Tracy E Caldwell portrait.jpg Tracy Caldwell Dyson

Aug. 14, 1969 United States Eleventh woman to walk in space (Aug. 7, 2010, Aug. 11, 2010, Aug. 16, 2010). First astronaut born after Apollo 11 flight.[8] STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007)

Soyuz TMA-18 (Apr. 2, 2010).

48 Barbara morgan.jpg Barbara Morgan

Nov. 28, 1951 United States First educator astronaut

Originally part as a backup crew of the Teacher in Space Project.

Oldest woman in space by the time of first flight (aged 55). STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007)

49 Yi So-yeon (NASA - JSC2008-E-004174).jpg Yi So-yeon

Jun. 2, 1978 South Korea First Korean in space. Soyuz TMA-12 (Apr. 8, 2008)

50 Karen nyberg v2.jpg Karen L. Nyberg

Oct. 7, 1969 United States STS-124 (May 31, 2008)

Soyuz TMA-09M (May 28, 2013)

51 Meganmcarthurv2.jpg K. Megan McArthur

Aug. 30, 1971 United States STS-125 (May 11, 2009)

SpaceX Crew-2 (Apr. 23, 2021)

52 Nicole Stott v2.jpg Nicole P. Stott

Nov. 11, 1962 United States Tenth woman to walk in space (Sep. 1–2, 2009). STS-128/129 (Aug. 28, 2009)

STS-133 (Feb. 24, 2011)

53 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger JSC2004-E-40090.jpg Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger

May 15, 1975 United States First Space Camp alumna to become an astronaut STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)

54 Naoko Yamazaki.jpg Naoko Yamazaki

Dec. 27, 1970 Japan STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010)

55 ShannonWalker.jpg Shannon Walker

Jun. 4, 1965 United States First Native Houstonian to go aboard the International Space Station. She returned to space for her second long duration mission on 15 November 2020, onboard SpaceX Crew-1, the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. Soyuz TMA-19 (Jun. 15, 2010)

SpaceX Crew-1 (Nov. 15, 2020)

56 LIU Yang CUHK 2012.JPG Liu Yang

Oct. 6, 1978 China First Chinese woman in space. Shenzhou 9 (Jun. 16, 2012), Shenzhou 14 (Jun. 5, 2022)

57 Wang Yaping in 2021.jpg Wang Yaping

Jan. 27, 1980 China First Chinese woman on long duration expedition.

Sixteenth woman to walk in space (November 7, 2021) during Shenzhou 13.

First Chinese female astronaut to walk in space. Shenzhou 10 (Jun. 11, 2013)

Shenzhou 13 (Oct. 15, 2021)

58 Elena Serova food tasting - crop.jpg Yelena Serova

Apr. 22, 1976 Russia Member of ISS Expedition 41. First Russian woman to visit the ISS.[9] Soyuz TMA-14M (Sep. 25, 2014)

59 Samantha Cristoforetti portrait.jpg Samantha Cristoforetti

Apr. 26, 1977 Italy ESA Astronaut. First Italian woman in space and first Italian woman on ISS. Expedition 42/43. Soyuz TMA-15M (Nov. 23, 2014)

SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022)

60 Kathleen Rubins portrait.jpg Kathleen Rubins

Oct. 14, 1978 United States Twelfth woman to walk in space (Aug. 19, 2016, Sep. 01, 2016) during ISS Expedition 48. Soyuz MS-01 (Jul. 6, 2016)

Soyuz MS-17 (Oct. 14, 2020)

61 Serena M. Aunon, NASA astronaut candidate.jpg Serena Auñón-Chancellor

Apr 9, 1976 United States Soyuz MS-09 (Jun. 6, 2018)

62 Anne C. McClain portrait.jpg Anne McClain

Jun. 7, 1979 United States Thirteenth woman to walk in space (Mar. 22, 2019, Apr. 08, 2019) during ISS Expedition 59. Soyuz MS-11 (Dec. 3, 2018)

63 Beth Moses

May 29, 1969 United States The first woman to make a spaceflight (US Department of Defense classification i.e. >50 mi (80.47 km)) on a commercially launched vehicle. The maximum altitude achieved was 295,007 ft (55.87 mi, 89.92 km).[10] VSS Unity VF-01 (Feb. 22, 2019)

64 Christina M. Hammock portrait.jpg Christina Koch

Feb 2, 1979 United States Fourteenth woman to walk in space (Mar 29, 2019) during ISS Expedition 59. Jointly with Jessica Meir, became the first two women to undertake an all-female EVA during ISS Expedition 61. Location: ISS (11:38 UTC, Oct 18, 2019)[11] Greatest continuous number of days in space for a female. She returned to Earth on Thursday, February 6, 2020 after 328 days in space.[12][13] Soyuz MS-12/13 (Mar. 14, 2019)

65 Jessica U. Meir portrait.jpg Jessica Meir

Jul. 15, 1977 United States / Sweden Fifteenth woman to walk in space (Oct 18, 2019) during ISS Expedition 61. Jointly with Christina Hammock Koch, became the first two women to undertake an all-female EVA. Location: ISS (11:38 UTC, Oct 18, 2019) Soyuz MS-15 (Sep. 25, 2019)

66 Sirisha Bandla

C. 1988 United States Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations, Virgin Galactic.[14] Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (Jul. 11, 2021)

67 Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995 - GPN-2002-000196-crop.jpg Wally Funk

Feb. 1, 1939 United States

Mercury 13.

First crewed commercial flight of New Shepard

Oldest woman to fly to Space.

Blue Origin NS-16 (Jul. 20, 2021)

68 Dr. Sian Proctor at Launch Complex 39A.jpg Sian Proctor

Mar. 26, 1970 United States

American geology professor, science communicator.

Finalist for the 2009 NASA Astronaut Selection Process

Inspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021)

69 Hayley Arceneaux (cropped).jpg Hayley Arceneaux

Dec. 9, 1991 United States

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital employee, bone cancer survivor, who is now a physician assistant.

First in space with a Prosthesis

Inspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021)

70 Юлия Пересильд 2017.jpg Yulia Peresild

Sep. 5, 1984 Russia First actress in space, filming footage for a movie on Channel One Russia aboard the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-19 (Oct. 5, 2021)

71 Audrey Powers

United States Vice president of mission and flight operations of Blue Origin. Blue Origin NS-18 (Oct. 13, 2021)

72 SpaceX Crew-3 Mission Specialist Kayla Barron.jpg Kayla Barron

Sep. 19, 1987 United States SpaceX Crew-3 (Nov. 10, 2021)

73 Jessica Watkins official portrait.jpg Jessica Watkins

May 14, 1988 United States First Black woman on a long Duration mission. SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022)

74 Vanessa O'Brien MRI for NS-22 (cropped).jpg Vanessa O'Brien

December 2, 1964 United States / United Kingdom First woman to reach extremes on Earth (Mt. Everest), sea (Challenger Deep) and Air (passing the Kármán line into space.)[15][16] Blue Origin New Shepard NS-22 (August 5, 2022)

75 Nicole Aunapu Mann portrait.jpg Nicole Aunapu Mann

June 27, 1977 United States First Native American woman in space.[17][18][19][20][21][22] SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)

76 Anna Kikina Official Portrait.jpg Anna Kikina

August 27, 1984 Russia First Russian cosmonaut to fly a Crew Dragon. SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)