Daily Quiz | On Women Astronauts
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Two decades after Tereshkova in 1982, this astronaut became the second woman to travel to space. Two years later, she was the first woman who carried out a spacewalk. Name the astronaut.
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She holds the record for the most cumulative days in space by a NASA astronaut. She was also the first female commander of the International Space Station. Name the astronaut. Also mention the number of days she has spent in space.
Answer : Peggy A. Whitson and 657 days
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Kalpana Chawla flew on two Space Shuttle missions as a mission specialist. On her first mission in 1997, what did she specialise in?
Answer : She specialised in operating the robotic arm
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Sunita Williams is the first female pilot of a space shuttle mission. Is the statement true or false?
Answer : False. Eileen M. Collins was the first female pilot of a mission
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Which two NASA astronauts hold the record for carrying out the first all-woman spacewalk?
Answer : Christina H. Koch and Jessica U. Meir
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Identify this astronaut who became the first Korean in space when she launched aboard Soyuz TMA12.
