Focus on the history of the countries of female astronauts: the seven countries, 56 people performed tasks

Zhongguang Wang BEIJING, June 16, according to Voice of China “Global Chinese Radio Network reports in the world, highly concerned about China’s first manned space rendezvous and docking at the same time, the spacecraft’s first female astronauts Liu Yang also become the focus of media hot. She is now a very nice nickname: Goddess.

God to overcome more difficulties compared to male, female astronauts, but also has its own unique advantages and strengths still make sense. So far, the world’s seven countries a total of 56 “Goddess” performed space missions.

United States had 46 female astronauts performed space missions, these women when the astronauts? Phoenix TV reporter in New York Pangzhe detail.

Pangzhe: 50 years ago, the first astronauts to the sky, at that time no one thought women would join the ranks. 1960 Aerospace spacecraft choice, a group of women are encouraged to register to participate in a variety of examinations and medical statistics show that the physical and psychological test results of these female volunteers are very good, but ultimately no one The women were awarded the opportunity to choose to participate in flight.

later informed source revealed that NASA was open recruitment of volunteers, but the principle is only to prepare data for future research and development. Subsequently, NASA astronaut shortcut is preferred from the Air Force pilot. Had had no female military pilots, women never consider to be an astronaut until the Soviet Union in 1963 will be the first woman sent to the days, the United States from a political point of consideration, not to be outdone in 1983 June 18 to send America’s first astronaut, Sally Ryder. Subsequent development of American women astronauts on the attention and development.

a heavenly female Soviet Union, the first female spacewalk is the Soviet Union, but more than 50 years of manned space flight in the history of the development process, the former Soviet Union and Russia, a total of only three female Flying . Because they believe that the female body is too weak to withstand the harsh environment of manned spaceflight.

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