Women find space worth the risk

According to information from the Russian Space Agency, the final stage of the cosmonaut selection process that was announced earlier this year includes a number of female candidates (the exact figure, as in days of old, will remain a secret until officially made public).

The space industry remains a predominantly male profession. Whereas other “space nations” boast an increasing number of women who have left Earth’s atmosphere, Russia has yet to establish such a trend.

Women find space worth the risk

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