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World Space Week: Other Than Kalpana Chawla, These Women Were The Firsts From Their Nation!

Written By: Sonali
October 6, 2020
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World Space Week is celebrated in more than 95 nations across the world and is officially defined as “an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition”.

India has witnessed some of the greatest women leaders who proved their calibre and expertise in the field of technology and space. Thinking of space, the first name that ever strikes most of the desi netizens’ mind is Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to go into space. 

But did you know that Valentina Tereshkova was the first and youngest woman to go into space? The Soviet cosmonaut, upon her return, was given the title ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’.

The second woman who had flown to space was also a cosmonaut, Svetlana Savitskaya, who was the first woman who flew to space twice. She was also the first woman to do a spacewalk.

But we often tend to forget about these women and several other female pioneers who became potentates in this field.

This World Space Week, here’s a quick brief about the women who were first in space from other countries.

Claudie Haigneré

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She is the first French woman to go into space. She is a doctor, politician and a former astronaut with the Centre National d’Études Spatiales and the European Space Agency.

She commanded a Soyuz capsule during reentry in 1999 and became the first woman qualified to do so. She is also the first woman who visited the International Space Station.

Samantha Cristoforetti

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She is the first Italian woman to go into space. She graduated in Aeronautics Sciences, became one of the first women to be a lieutenant and fighter pilot in the Italian Air Force. She is the second Space Camp alumnus in orbit and an astronaut with European Space Agency.

She holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut, and she held the record for the longest single space flight by a woman until June 2017. 

Helen Patricia Sharman

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She is the first British to go into space. She was a former research and development technologist for GEC, London and worked as a chemist for Mars dealing with flavourant properties of chocolate.

She is the first British astronaut, a cosmonaut, and the first woman who visited the Mir space station. She is also the sixth youngest of the 556 individuals (as of 2017) who went into space. She was given the label “The Girl from Mars” by the UK Press.

Anousheh Ansari

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She is the first Iranian woman to go into space. She is an engineer and co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems.

She is also the first female Muslim to fly in space. She is the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station and the first person to publish a weblog from space.

Yi So-Yeon

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She is the first Korean to go into space. She is an astronaut and biotechnologist, and is the third woman, after Helen Sharman and Anousheh Ansari, to be the first national from their country in space.

She was also listed as one of the Fifteen Asian Scientists To Watch by Asian Scientist Magazine in May 2011.

Jessica Ulrika Meir

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She is the first Swedish female citizenship-holder to go into space. She is an American-born NASA astronaut, physiologist and a marine biologist.

Jessica Meir and Christina Koch were the first women to participate in an all-female spacewalk in October 2019. Her name has also been included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. She holds Swedish citizenship under her mother’s country of birth. 

Liu Yang

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She is the first Chinese woman to go into space. She is a pilot and an astronaut and was from the ranks of fighter pilots.

Roberta Bondar

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She was the first Canadian woman to go into space. She was also the second Canadian national to do the same.

Chiaki Mukai

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She is the first Japanese woman to go into space. She is a physician and JAXA astronaut and was also the first Japanese citizen to have two space flights.

Sally Ride

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She was the first American woman to go into space. An astronaut and physicist, she was the third woman overall to go into space.

Few other noteworthy women:

Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova

She was the third Soviet/Russian woman to go into space and the first woman to travel for both the Soyuz programme and on the Space Shuttle. She was also the first female Russian cosmonaut to visit the International Space Station.

Sunita Williams

She holds the record of the longest space flight by a woman. She is also the first person to run a marathon in space.

Susan Helms

She is the first woman to be on an ISS expedition crew which lasted from March 2001 until August 2001.

Kathryn Sullivan

She is the first American woman to go on an EVA, i.e., to walk in space.

Mae Carol Jemison

She is an American engineer, physician, former NASA astronaut and the first black woman to fly in space.

Eileen Collins

She is the first woman pilot and commander of a space shuttle. She is also the first astronaut to fly the shuttle through a complete 360-degree manoeuvre.

World Space Week is a reminder to the world that the space industry would have missed a lot without these women pioneers, and that, it is yet to witness a lot more!

Stay tuned to know more about iconic women who shaped Indian history and the ones who are shaping it! #InfanoWomen #WorldSpaceWeek

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Sonali

A 'non-9-5 desk job' ambivert geek who chooses her own audience, Sonali loves sharing stories and finding the corners where humanity still exists! She believes that every individual's story is unique and special. She loves writing about the untouched and unspoken segments of society. When not writing, you can find her listening to someone's stories or playing with dogs. Sonali values mental health and encourages people to speak their heart out!

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#MyPeriodBuddy: Share Your Story Of Happiness!

Written By: Sonali
May 24, 2022 | 11:11 AM |
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  • What is #MyPeriodBuddy?
  • Why should you be a part of it?
  • How can you be a part of it?
  • What happens when you share your period buddy with the world?
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For every menstruator, period means something different — depending on the culture they follow, the location they belong to, the age group they come into or the lifestyle they lead — everyone develops their own way of tackling period days.

But what makes it tolerable every month? A cup of hot chocolate or a jar of cold ice cream? A reusable menstrual cup or a hot water bag? One may say Netflix or Agatha Christie, or it could be an afternoon nap for someone or a pyjama party for another — but we decided to call it our ‘period buddy’!

#MyPeriodBuddy is an initiative to highlight the emotional rollercoaster menstruators face and the support they seek to be their best in ‘those’ days.

This Menstrual Hygiene Day, we urge every menstruator out there to share their period buddy with us — and the world!

The idea is to create a safe, light-hearted online community with memories and words that could comfort menstruators every time they feel down! : )

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I believe when people get out of their comfort zone, they end up writing their own stories! But what makes a story special? What’s the secret ingredient to make it out of the box or ‘one in the crowd’? While there could be a thousand answers to these, I would only choose one — people — and their emotions!

And while the question ‘what kind of emotion’ could trigger another debate here, I believe it could be anything — anything that makes us feel alive!!

So this Menstrual Hygiene Day, when I was told to write stories, I decided not to write one — rather — let the readers write their own!

For every menstruator, period means something different — depending on the culture they follow, the location they belong to, the age group they come into or the lifestyle they lead — everyone develops their own way of tackling period days.

But what makes it tolerable every month? A cup of hot chocolate or a jar of cold ice cream? A reusable menstrual cup or a hot water bag? One may say Netflix or Agatha Christie, or it could be an afternoon nap for someone or a pyjama party for another — but we decided to call it our ‘period buddy’!

#MyPeriodBuddy is an initiative to highlight the emotional rollercoaster menstruators face and the support they seek to be their best in ‘those’ days.

This Menstrual Hygiene Day, we urge every menstruator out there to share their period buddy with us — and the world!

The idea is to create a safe, light-hearted online community with memories and words that could comfort menstruators every time they feel down! : )

Why should you be a part of it?

#MyPeriodBuddy is one step forward toward empowering menstruators; towards de-stigmatizing something as simple as MENSTRUATION!

In the times of elections, they say, one finger (on vote) can change everything. We say one story can bring revolution, a change. So why not you be that change?

How can you be a part of it?

Remember the high school slam book that we asked our friends to fill? Consider it similar!

All you need to do is click a picture of yourself with your favourite period buddy, write your heart out, and upload it on Instagram, tagging us & your fellow menstruators with the hashtag #MyPeriodBuddy.

Ask them to do the same while tagging their favourites — and let the cycle go on!

What happens when you share your period buddy with the world?

Well, in the time of stigmas and taboos we live in, #MyPeriodBuddy is a fresh reminder that bleeding doesn’t make anyone any less than others.

Not only will it bring out the essence of urban culture, it will also remind menstruators in the rural & semi-urban areas that periods are the same for everyone — from the pain to stain — it doesn’t differentiate.

The idea is to encourage other menstruators to follow their hearts, do what content them the most and find happiness and strength in small things — sometimes even a jar of ice cream!

This #MenstrualHygieneDay, #Infano, along with #TheLogicalIndian, is addressing nuanced conversations on period centering on the well-being of the menstruators as they power through every day. 

If this is something that excites you, then write to us! Send us your picture with your period buddy or upload it on your Instagram, tagging us. Write your story and let the world get inspired by your journey! #IPeriodMyWay #MHD202 

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Sonali

A 'non-9-5 desk job' ambivert geek who chooses her own audience, Sonali loves sharing stories and finding the corners where humanity still exists! She believes that every individual's story is unique and special. She loves writing about the untouched and unspoken segments of society. When not writing, you can find her listening to someone's stories or playing with dogs. Sonali values mental health and encourages people to speak their heart out!

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