Women in space! Here are the first female trailblazers
List of the pioneering women that made history in space. [Women in space: A gallery of firsts](https://www.space.com/16143-women-space-firsts-gallery.html) First woman in space: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova First American woman in space: Astronaut Sally Ride First female spacewalker: Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya First U.S. female spacewalker: Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan First African American woman in space: Astronaut Mae Jemison First female space station commander: Astronaut Peggy Whitson First all-female spacewalk: Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/JSC/Roscosmos | produced & edited by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)

NASA astronaut Stephanie WIlson talks women in STEM
NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson talks to Space.com's Chelsea Gohd about women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields in this interview from the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY. [Tour the Cradle of Aviation's Apollo exhibits](https://www.space.com/apollo-13-cradle-of-aviation-museum-new-york.html) Credit: Space.com

All-Female Spacewalk Team Highlight Historic Achievement
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir share their sentiments on becoming the first all-female spacewalk team. Story: [NASA Astronauts Make History with 1st All-Woman Spacewalk](https://www.space.com/first-all-woman-spacewalk-nasa-success.html) Credit: NASA

Astronaut Peggy Whitson Talks Women Role Models in New Interview
Space.com sat down with Peggy Whitson to talk about her career, role models, spacewalks and the advice she'd give to young aspiring astronauts.