SPACE INDUSTRY IS CHANGING IN FAVOR OF WOMEN
Nasa astronaut Christina Koch. Only 11% of astronauts who made it to space have been women. Photograph: Nasa Handout/EPA
When Sally Ride was sent to space in 1983 for a week, the NASA engineers asked her whether 100 tampons would be sufficient for her stay, an incident that became viral with a song in TikTok last year. On the other hand, she was the first astronaut that was part of the LGTBQ+ community, a sign that the space industry started to change towards diversity. Although women are still underrepresented by being only 11% of astronauts who went on space missions, awareness has increased to meet requirements for women in Space. NASA and ESA have been constantly improving their rules, infrastructure, space suits, and in many other areas for the specific needs of women. In addition to increasing the representation of women in space travel, these improvements lead to innovations in the Space industry.
