Women in space

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The following is a list of women who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight. Although the first woman flew into space in 1963, very early in crewed space exploration, it would not be until almost twenty years later that another flew. Female astronauts went on to become commonplace in the 1980s. (This list includes space travelers from the former Soviet Union, who are called cosmonauts.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_astronauts

Altogether 57 women have flown in space.

Here's just a few: