Women In Space

1. Women In Space By Spencer Cason, Victoria Martin, Caroline Factor, and Michelle Goodin

2. The First Woman In Space • In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova, from the Soviet Union, was the first woman in space. • She was an engineer, and was in space for about 3 days.

3. First American Woman In Space • Sally Ride was the first American woman to go into space. • She was in space for about 14 days on the Space Shuttle Challenger . • Sally Ride was also the first women to use the robot arm in space.

4. The First Female Space Station Commander • The first female space station commander was Peggy Witson. • Peggy’s first space mission was in 2002. She then became commander in 2007, on her second mission.

5. Teacher (Almost) In Space • Christa McAuliffe was going to be the first teacher in space. • She taught in New Hampshire, and was chosen over 11,000 applicants to go into space. • Unfortunately, the Challenger disintegrated only 73 seconds after being launched.

6. The First Woman Space Pilot • Eileen Collins was the first woman space shuttle pilot. • She flew the Discovery in 1995.

7. Longest Single Woman Flight • Sunita Williams holds the record for the longest single space flight for a woman. • She was in space for 195 days. • Sunita was a member of the Expedition-14 crew.

8. Current Women In Space • Currently, there are 4 women in space; this is a new record! • The Discovery launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying needed supplies to the International Space Station. • The four women are Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, Naoko Yamazaki, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson.

9. Pop Quiz! • Who was the first woman in space? • What teacher (almost) went into space? • What ship did the first American woman go into space on? • How many women are currently in space? • Who is the woman that was in space the longest? How long?

10. Picture Credits http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/5028/Woman-of-the-Week-Valentina-Tereshkova-Born-March-6th-1937 http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/whitson.html http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/fanyang/culture-site/interpretations-comparisons-and-conclusions-of-trends/ http://www.capmembers.com/drug_demand_reduction/links_to_drug_demand_reduction_resources/famous_flier_bios/sally_k_ride.cfm http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/williams-s.html http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ca-Ge/Collins-Eileen.html

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