There were two onboard the Challenger space shuttle which was destroyed during launch in January 1986 when the external tank exploded 73 seconds after lift-off. They were mission specialist Judith A. Resnik (on her second shuttle flight) and Christa McAuliffe, who was to have been the first teacher in space.
Astronauts do multiple things after the liftoff, depending on their mission. They usually take care of the flight checkup or review their mission objectives.
An astronaut. And it's spelt 'female'.
Mae Jamison was the first black female astronaut, and she is still alive. She was born in 1956.
No female astronaut has ever been to the moon. There have been only 12 Astronauts who have landed on the moon. All of them were men.
Roberta Bondar
The female astronaut who was killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in 2003 was named Kalpana Chawla. She was a mission specialist on the STS-107 mission.
Astronauts do multiple things after the liftoff, depending on their mission. They usually take care of the flight checkup or review their mission objectives.
An astronaut. And it's spelt 'female'.
Mae Jamison was the first black female astronaut, and she is still alive. She was born in 1956.
Sally Ride
The most famous female astronaut is Sally Ride. Unfortunately, she was on the Challenger shuttle that exploded, killing all aboard, in 1983.
No female astronaut has ever been to the moon. There have been only 12 Astronauts who have landed on the moon. All of them were men.
Roberta Bondar
Female escort
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Ellen Ochoa
Yes he was killed in the impossible astronaut