The Military: The US Space Force
2 Top Officers of Space Operations
Making Space for Women in Space?
The newly formed U.S. Space Force is headed by the Chief and Vice Chief of Space Operations (CSO and VCSO). Both are former Air Force Generals. Both are men.
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The face of space travel is, of course, the world’s astronauts.
"As of December 2021, of the 596 total space travelers (FAI), 72 have been women. There have been one each from France, Italy, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; two each from Canada, China, and Japan; five from the Soviet Union/Russia; and 50 from the United States."
12% (72 out of 596) of global astronauts have been women
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station. NASA
Astronaut Mae Jemison, looking towards Earth, was the first African American woman in space in 1992 as the science mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. NASA
According to Professor of Archaeology and Space Studies Alice Gordon of Flinders University:
“In the 21st century, there are still barriers to women’s equal participation in space. In March 2019 the first all-woman spacewalk was cancelled because there were not enough medium-sized spacesuits. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir subsequently accomplished the feat in October 2019.”
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