The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the China Manned Space Agency chose just nine projects from 42 aspirants from 27 different nations. As one of the nine selected projects, Tumours in Space, is the only project with a female principal researcher.

“The Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission is indeed a giant leap for South Asia which not only makes the region but the entire global space industry proud.” – Namira Salim, first Pakistani Astronaut.

There has always been a dearth of women in the field of science despite their phenomenal talent. Vinita Marwaha Madill, an advocate for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), aims to not only work towards broadening this “acceptance”, but also to encourage young girls to realise their true passion and build on it. […]

Astronaut Peggy Whitson has returned to earth after spending a record-breaking 288 days in space. This is the longest amount of time any female astronaut has spent in orbit for a single space flight. Whitson’s total time spent in space — 655 days — is now the most cumulative time spent in space for any […]

A 22-year-old MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) student, Teira Guinn, is all set to be an idol alumni of her university. You are no short of an idol when at such a young age you are chosen to work as an engineer for the National Space and Aeronautical Administration (NASA) for their Space Launch System. […]

Having been born at the end of the 80s in the UK, and having read about the first British astronaut, chemist Helen Sharman who flew to the Mir space station, Vinita Marwaha Madill had convinced herself that she too could be an astronaut. “Here was a woman in front of me, who had studied chemistry, […]

The Women of NASA may soon inspire a set of LEGO toys! Five top NASA women scientists who rocked the outer space have been portrayed in the toy set as a tribute. The proposal has been submitted to LEGO Ideas and is meant to highlight their works which left a lasting impact. The set is especially dedicated to […]

Jeanette Epps will be the first Black American astronaut to work at the International Space Station in 2018. NASA on Wednesday assigned African-American astronaut Epps on missions to fly to the ISS as a crew member.