The following is a list of women who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight. This list includes Russian cosmonauts, who were the first women in outer space. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space in 1963, very early in crewed space exploration, and it would be almost twenty years before another flew (Svetlana Savitskaya).
By the end of the 1980s, women in space had become more common. By 2019, roughly 12% of all the space travelers were women., 100 women had completed spaceflights.
, of the 634 total space travelers (FAI),[1] 73 have been women. There have been one each from France, Italy, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom; two each from Canada and Japan; three from China; six from the Soviet Union/Russia; and 56 from the United States.[2] The time between the first male and first female astronauts varied widely by country. The first astronauts originally from Britain, South Korea, and Iran were women, while there was a two-year gap in Russia from the first man in space on Vostok1 to the first woman in space on Vostok6. The time between the first American man and first American woman in space was 22 years between Freedom 7 and STS-7, respectively. For China, this interval was almost eight and a half years between the Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 9 space missions,[3] and for Italy, there was approximately twelve years between the STS-46 and Expedition 42 spaceflights.
A span of 19 years separated the first two women in space. They were cosmonauts on the Vostok 6 and Soyuz T-7 missions. Though the Soviet Union sent the first two women into space, only six of the women in space have been Russian or Soviet citizens. However, British, French, Italian, dual-citizen Iranian-American and South Korean women have all flown as part of the Soviet and Russian space programs. Similarly, women from Canada, Japan, and America have all flown under the US space program. A span of one year separated the first and second American women in space,[4] as well as the first and second Chinese women in space, taking place on consecutive missions, Shenzhou 9 and Shenzhou 10.[5]
| Image | Name Birth date | Country | Comment | Missions (launch date) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentina Tereshkova Mar. 6, 1937 | First woman in space. Only woman to make a solo spaceflight. | Vostok 6 (Jun. 16, 1963)[6] | |||
| 2 | Svetlana Savitskaya Aug. 8, 1948 | 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 May 26, 1951 died Jul. 23, 2012 | First American woman in space. | STS-7 (Jun. 18, 1983) STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984) | |||
| 4 | Judith Resnik Apr. 5, 1949 died Jan. 28, 1986 | 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 Oct. 3, 1951 | 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 | Anna Lee Fisher Aug. 24, 1949 | First mother in space.[7] | STS-51-A (Nov. 8, 1984) | |||
| 7 | Margaret Rhea Seddon Nov. 8, 1947 | STS-51-D (Apr. 12, 1985) STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991) STS-58 (Oct. 18, 1993) | ||||
| 8 | Shannon Lucid Jan. 14, 1943 | 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 Mar. 3, 1949 | 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 L. Cleave Feb. 5, 1947 died Nov. 27 2023 | STS-61-B (Nov. 26, 1985) STS-30 (May 4, 1989) | ||||
| 11 | Ellen S. Baker Apr. 27, 1953 | STS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989) STS-50 (Jun. 25, 1992) STS-71 (Jun. 27, 1995) | ||||
| 12 | Kathryn C. Thornton Aug. 17, 1952 | 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 Apr. 15, 1951 | 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 M. Godwin Jul. 2, 1952 | 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 | Helen Sharman May 30, 1963 | 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 May 7, 1959 | 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 Dec. 21, 1945 died Feb. 2, 2021 | First female payload specialist. | STS-40 (Jun. 5, 1991) | |||
| 18 | Roberta Bondar Dec. 4, 1945 | First Canadian woman in space. First Ukrainian Canadian woman in space. | STS-42 (Jan. 22, 1992) | |||
| 19 | Nancy Jan Davis Nov. 1, 1953 | With husband Mark Lee, became the first married couple to launch into space together (STS-47) | STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992) STS-60 (Feb. 3, 1994) STS-85 (Aug. 7, 1997) | |||
| 20 | Mae Jemison Oct. 17, 1956 | First African American woman in space | STS-47 (Sep. 12, 1992) | |||
| 21 | Susan J. Helms Feb. 26, 1958 | The sixth woman to walk in space (March 11, 2001). The longest duration EVA by a woman (8h 56m).[8] | 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 May 10, 1958 | 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 E. Voss Oct. 8, 1956 died Feb. 6, 2012 | 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 J. Currie Dec. 29, 1958 | STS-57 (Jun. 21, 1993) STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995) STS-88 (Dec. 4, 1998) STS-109 (Mar. 1, 2002) | ||||
| 25 | Chiaki Mukai May 6, 1952 | First Japanese woman and first Asian woman in space. | STS-65 (Jul. 8, 1994) STS-95 (Oct. 29, 1998) | |||
| 26 | Yelena V. Kondakova Mar. 30, 1957 | First Russian woman to travel in two different spacecraft, Soyuz TM-20 and STS-84; both were on trips to Mir Space Station. First Russian woman to travel on the Space Shuttle. | Soyuz TM-20 (Oct. 3, 1994) STS-84 (May 15, 1997) | |||
| 27 | Eileen Collins Nov. 19, 1956 | 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 B. Lawrence Jul. 2, 1959 | STS-67 (Mar. 2, 1995) STS-86 (Sep. 25, 1997) STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998) STS-114 (Jul. 26, 2005) | ||||
| 29 | Mary E. Weber Aug. 24, 1962 | STS-70 (Jul. 13, 1995) STS-101 (May 19, 2000) | ||||
| 30 | Catherine Coleman Dec. 14, 1960 | STS-73 (Oct. 20, 1995) STS-93 (Jul. 23, 1999) Soyuz TMA-20 (Dec. 15, 2010) | ||||
| 31 | Claudie Haigneré May 13, 1957 | 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 Oct. 24, 1961 | Second female shuttle pilot. | STS-83 (Apr. 4, 1997) STS-94 (Jul. 1, 1997) | |||
| 33 | Kalpana Chawla Jul. 1, 1961 died Feb. 1, 2003 | First Asian American (Indian origin, naturalized U.S. citizen) woman in space. First Hindu woman in space. Died in the Columbia disaster. | STS-87 (Nov. 19, 1997) STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003) | |||
| 34 | Kathryn P. Hire Aug. 26, 1959 | STS-90 (Apr. 17, 1998) STS-130 (Feb. 8, 2010) | ||||
| 35 | Janet L. Kavandi Jul. 17, 1959 | STS-91 (Jun. 2, 1998) STS-99 (Feb. 11, 2000) STS-104 (Jul. 12, 2001) | ||||
| 36 | Julie Payette Oct. 20, 1963 | Second Canadian woman in space. First French Canadian woman in space. Later became Governor General of Canada. | STS-96 (May 27, 1999) STS-127 (Jul. 15, 2009) | |||
| 37 | Pamela Melroy Sep. 17, 1961 | Second female shuttle commander. Appointed Deputy Administrator of NASA Jun. 21, 2021. | STS-92 (Oct. 11, 2000) STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002) STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007) | |||
| 38 | Peggy Whitson Feb. 9, 1960 | Most time in space (cumulative) for a US astronaut (675 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)[9] 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) Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) | |||
| 39 | Sandra Magnus Oct. 30, 1964 | STS-112 (Oct. 7, 2002) STS-126/119 (Nov. 14, 2008) STS-135 (Jul. 8, 2011) | ||||
| 40 | Laurel B. Clark Mar. 10, 1961 died Feb. 1, 2003 | Died in the Columbia disaster. | STS-107 (Jan. 16, 2003) | |||
| 41 | Stephanie Wilson Sep. 27, 1966 | STS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006) STS-120 (Oct. 23, 2007) STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010) | ||||
| 42 | Lisa Nowak May 10, 1963 | STS-121 (Jul. 4, 2006) | ||||
| 43 | Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper Feb. 7, 1963 | 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 | Anousheh Ansari Sep. 12, 1966 | / | Fourth space tourist and first female space tourist. First Iranian and first Muslim woman in space. | Soyuz TMA-9/8 (Sep. 18, 2006) | ||
| 45 | Sunita Williams Sep. 19, 1965[10] | Ninth woman to walk in space (Dec. 16, 2006, Jan. 31, 2007, Feb. 4, 2007, Feb. 8, 2007, Aug. 30, 2012, Sep. 5, 2012). First female astronaut to fly on a orbital spacecraft's maiden flight, i.e., Boeing Starliner. | STS-116/117 (Dec. 9, 2006) Soyuz TMA-05M (Jul. 15, 2012) Starliner Crewed Flight Test/SpaceX Crew-9 (Jun. 5, 2024) | |||
| 46 | Joan Higginbotham Aug. 3, 1964 | STS-116 (Dec. 9, 2006) | ||||
| 47 | Tracy Caldwell Dyson Aug. 14, 1969 | Eleventh woman to walk in space (Aug. 7, 2010, Aug. 11, 2010, Aug. 16, 2010). First astronaut born after Apollo 11 flight.[11] | STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007) Soyuz TMA-18 (Apr. 2, 2010) Soyuz MS-25 (Mar. 23, 2024) | |||
| 48 | Barbara Morgan Nov. 28, 1951 | First educator astronaut. Originally selected for the Teacher in Space Project. | STS-118 (Aug. 8, 2007) | |||
| 49 | Yi So-yeon Jun. 2, 1978 | First Korean in space. | Soyuz TMA-12 (Apr. 8, 2008) | |||
| 50 | Karen L. Nyberg Oct. 7, 1969 | STS-124 (May 31, 2008) Soyuz TMA-09M (May 28, 2013) | ||||
| 51 | K. Megan McArthur Aug. 30, 1971 | STS-125 (May 11, 2009) SpaceX Crew-2 (Apr. 23, 2021) | ||||
| 52 | Nicole P. Stott Nov. 11, 1962 | 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 May 15, 1975 | First Space Camp alumna to become an astronaut | STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010) | |||
| 54 | Naoko Yamazaki Dec. 27, 1970 | STS-131 (Apr. 5, 2010) | ||||
| 55 | Shannon Walker Jun. 4, 1965 | 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 Oct. 6, 1978 | First Chinese woman in space. Second Chinese woman and nineteenth woman to walk in space. | Shenzhou 9 (Jun. 16, 2012), Shenzhou 14 (Jun. 5, 2022) | |||
| 57 | Wang Yaping Jan. 27, 1980 | 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 | Yelena Serova Apr. 22, 1976 | Member of ISS Expedition 41. First Russian woman to visit the ISS.[12] | Soyuz TMA-14M (Sep. 25, 2014) | |||
| 59 | Samantha Cristoforetti Apr. 26, 1977 | ESA Astronaut. First Italian woman in space and first Italian woman on the ISS, with Expedition 42/43. Eighteenth woman to walk in space, during Expedition 67. | Soyuz TMA-15M (Nov. 23, 2014) SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022) | |||
| 60 | Kathleen Rubins Oct. 14, 1978 | 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 Auñón-Chancellor Apr. 9, 1976 | Soyuz MS-09 (Jun. 6, 2018) | ||||
| 62 | Anne McClain Jun. 7, 1979 | 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 | Virgin Galactic Chief instructor. First woman to make a spaceflight (US Department of Defense classification i.e. >502NaN2) on a commercially launched vehicle. The maximum altitude achieved was 295,007 ft (55.87 mi, 89.92 km).[13] | VSS Unity VF-01 (Feb. 22, 2019) Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (July 11, 2021) Virgin Galactic Unity 25 (May 25, 2023) Galactic 02 (Aug. 10. 2023) Galactic 03 (Sept. 08, 2023) Galactic 04 (Oct. 06, 2023) | |||
| 64 | Christina Koch Feb. 2, 1979 | Fourteenth woman to walk in space, during Expedition 59. Jointly with Jessica Meir, became the first two women to undertake an all-female EVA during ISS Expedition 61. (Oct 18, 2019)[14] Greatest continuous number of days in space for a female (328 days)[15] [16] | Soyuz MS-12/13 (Mar. 14, 2019) | |||
| 65 | Jessica Meir Jul. 15, 1977 | / | Fifteenth woman to walk in space, during Expedition 61. Jointly with Christina Koch, became the first two women to undertake an all-female EVA. (Oct 18, 2019) | Soyuz MS-15 (Sep. 25, 2019) | ||
| 66 | Sirisha Bandla C. 1988 | Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations, Virgin Galactic.[17] | Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (Jul. 11, 2021) | |||
| 67 | Wally Funk Feb. 1, 1939 |
| Blue Origin NS-16 (Jul. 20, 2021) | |||
| 68 | Sian Proctor Mar. 26, 1970 |
| Inspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021) | |||
| 69 | Hayley Arceneaux Dec. 9, 1991 |
| Inspiration4 (Sep. 16, 2021) | |||
| 70 | Yulia Peresild Sep. 5, 1984 | First actress in space, filming footage for the 2023 film The Challenge aboard the International Space Station. | Soyuz MS-19 (Oct. 5, 2021) | |||
| 71 | Audrey Powers | Vice president of mission and flight operations of Blue Origin. | Blue Origin NS-18 (Oct. 13, 2021) | |||
| 72 | Kayla Barron Sep. 19, 1987 | Seventeenth woman to walk in space, during SpaceX Crew-3/Expedition 66. (Nov. 10, 2021) | ||||
| 73 | Laura Shepard Churchley | Daughter of Alan Shepard, first American in space | Blue Origin NS-19 (Dec. 11, 2021) | |||
| 74 | Sharon Hagle | With husband Marc Hagle, became the first married couple to launch into space on a commercial space vehicle. | Blue Origin NS-20 (March 31, 2022) Blue Origin NS-28 (November 22, 2024) | |||
| 75 | Jessica Watkins May 14, 1988 | First African-American woman on a long-duration mission. | SpaceX Crew-4 (Apr. 27, 2022) | |||
| 76 | Katya Echazarreta | / | Blue Origin NS-21 (June 04, 2022) | |||
| 77 | Vanessa O'Brien Dec. 2, 1964 | / | First woman to reach extremes on Earth (Mount Everest), sea (Challenger Deep) and air (passing the Kármán line into space)[22] [23] | Blue Origin NS-22 (August 4, 2022) | ||
| 78 | Sara Sabry |  Egypt | Blue Origin NS-22 (August 4, 2022) | |||
| 79 | Nicole Aunapu Mann Jun. 27, 1977 | First Native American woman in space.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] Twentieth woman to walk in space, during Expedition 68. | SpaceX Crew-5 (Oct. 5, 2022) | |||
| 80 | Anna Kikina Aug.27, 1984 | First Russian cosmonaut to fly a Crew Dragon. | SpaceX Crew-5 (Oct. 5, 2022) | |||
| 81 | Rayyanah Barnawi Sep., 1988 | First female Saudi astronaut in space. | Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023) | |||
| 82 | Jamila Gilbert | Senior manager, internal communications. Virgin Galactic | Virgin Galactic Unity 25 (May 25, 2023) | |||
| 83 | Kelly Latimer | Pilot. Virgin Galactic | Galactic 02 (Aug. 10, 2023) Galactic 04 (Oct. 06, 2023) Galactic 05 (Nov. 02, 2023) | |||
| 84 | Keisha Schahaff 1977 |  Antigua and Barbuda | Together with Anastatia Mayers, first citizens from Antigua & Barbuda and the first mother and daughter duo to fly to space | Galactic 02 (Aug. 10, 2023) | ||
| 85 | Anastatia Mayers September 27, 2004 | Antigua and Barbuda | Together with Keisha Schahaff, first citizens from Antigua & Barbuda and the first mother and daughter duo to fly to space. Youngest woman to fly to space (18 years, 318 days). | Galactic 02 (Aug. 10, 2023) | ||
| 86 | Jasmin Moghbeli Jun. 24, 1983 | Twenty-first woman to walk in space, during Expedition 70. | SpaceX Crew-7 (Aug. 26, 2023) | |||
| 87 | Loral O'Hara May 3, 1983 | Twenty-second woman to walk in space, during Expedition 70. | Soyuz MS-24 (Sep. 15, 2023) | |||
| 88 | Namira Salim | First person from Pakistan to go into space. | Galactic 04 (Oct. 06, 2023) | |||
| 89 | Kellie Gerardi February 16, 1989 | Galactic 05 (Nov. 02, 2023) | ||||
| 90 | Ketty Maisonrouge | Galactic 05 (Nov. 02, 2023) | ||||
| 91 | Lina Borozdina | / | Galactic 06 (Jan. 26, 2024) | |||
| 92 | Jeanette J. Epps Nov. 2, 1970 | SpaceX Crew-8 (Mar. 4, 2024)[30] | ||||
| 93 | Marina Vasilevskaya Sept. 14, 1990 | Soyuz MS-25/MS-24 (Mar. 23, 2024) | ||||
| 94 | Carol Schaller | Blue Origin NS-25 (May 19 2024) | ||||
| 95 | Nicolina Elrick | / | First Singapore astronaut. | Blue Origin NS-26 (August 29 2024) | ||
| 96 | Karsen Kitchen | Blue Origin NS-26 (August 29 2024) | ||||
| 97 | Sarah Gillis Jan. 1, 1994 | Twenty-second woman, and first female private spaceflight participant to walk in space., current record holder for the youngest spacewalker ever. First person to play violin in space. | Polaris Dawn (Sep. 10, 2024) | |||
| 98 | Anna Menon Dec. 24, 1985 | Polaris Dawn (Sep. 10, 2024) | ||||
| 99 | Wang Haoze March, 1990 | Shenzhou 19 (Oct. 29, 2024) | ||||
| 100 | Emily Calandrelli 1986-1987 | Blue Origin NS-28 (November 22, 2024) |
| Image | Name | Birth date Death date | Country | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Robertson | Mar. 12, 1963 Died May 24, 2001 | NASA Astronaut Group 17, "The Penguins", 1998 | |||
| 2 | Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya | Nov. 6, 1962 | Retired May 27, 2004 | |||
| 3 | Marianne Merchez | Nov. 25, 1960 | Retired 1995 | |||
| 4 | Yvonne Cagle | Apr. 24, 1959 | Retired with the rank of colonel in 2008.[31] | |||
| 5 | Christa McAuliffe | Sep. 2, 1948 died Jan. 28, 1986 | Part of the Teacher in Space Project. Would have been the first private citizen in space. Died on the Challenger, January 28, 1986. Mission launched, but did not cross the Kármán line. The crew cabin peaked approx. 70,000 ft (above the Armstrong limit). | |||
| 6 | Tatyana Kuznetsova | Jul. 14, 1941 died Aug. 23, 2018 | Retired 1969 | |||
| 7 | Zhanna Yorkina | May 6, 1939 died May 25, 2015 | Retired 1969 | |||
| 8 | Irina Solovyova | Sep. 6, 1937 | Retired 1969 | |||
| 9 | Valentina Ponomaryova | Sep. 18, 1933 died November 8, 2023 | Retired 1969 | |||
| 10 | Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons | Aug. 3, 1988 | 2017 CSA Group | |||
| 11 | Zena Cardman | Oct. 26, 1987 | NASA Astronaut Group 22, "The Turtles", 2017,SpaceX Crew-9 scheduled to launch Q3 2024[32] | |||
| 12 | Nora Al Matrooshi | 1993 | Emirati Astronaut Group 2 | |||
| 13 | Pratiwi Sudarmono | Jul. 31, 1952 | Initially selected for STS-61-H mission for June 1986. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. Retired. | |||
| 14 | Sophie Adenot | 1982 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 15 | Rosemary Coogan | 1991 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 16 | Meganne Christian | 1987 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 17 | Anthea Comellini | 1992 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 18 | Sara García Alonso | 1989 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 19 | Carmen Possnig | 1988 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 20 | Amelie Schoenenwald | 1989 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 21 | Nicola Winter | 1985 | Part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Group | |||
| 22 | Katherine Bennell-Pegg | 1984 | Australian Space Agency astronaut candidate. Training alongside 2022 ESA Astronaut Group.[33] | |||
| 23 | Mariam Fardous | 1984 | Saudi Astronaut Group 1, selected as Axiom Mission 2 backup, February 12, 2023.[34] | |||
| 24 | Nichole Ayers | 1988/1989 | NASA Astronaut Group 23 | |||
| 25 | Christina Birch | November 17, 1986 | NASA Astronaut Group 23 | |||
| 26 | Deniz Burnham | October 1, 1985 | NASA Astronaut Group 23 | |||
| 27 | Jessica Wittner | 1983 | NASA Astronaut Group 23 | |||
| 28 | Lai Ka-ying[35] [36] | CNSA Group 4 |