Dr. Chiaki Mukai was already an established cardiac surgeon when she became the first Japanese woman to go to space.
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On June 18th, 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
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Space physicist Dr. Shannon Walker has a second distinction that sets her apart even from the small group of people that have traveled to space, in addition to being an astronaut she is also an aquanaut.
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On June 2, 2008, astronaut Karen L. Nyberg arrived at the International Space Station for the first time, while it was still under construction.
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On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station.
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