Hi °C | Lo °C It may not qualify as a giant step for womankind, but history will be made today when the number of women in space at the same time will reach four — a record.
Nasa is sending a crew of seven into space, of whom three will be women, and another female flier is already aloft by way of a Russian Soyuz capsule.
All are due to rendezvous at the International Space Station. “I'd love to have those numbers be higher,” said US astronaut Stephanie Wilson (above), who will be making her third shuttle flight.
