1992-01-22

The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.

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1941-01-05

Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed […]

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1986-01-28

The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.

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2022-01-20

19-year-old pilot Zara Rutherford became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, as she closed the loop five months after taking off on her record-breaking journey.

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1995-02-03

Discovery blasted off with a woman, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins, in the pilot’s seat for the first time in NASA history.

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2003-02-01

The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members, including mission specialists Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark.

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1934-05-23

Aviator Jean Batten lands in Australia, having broken the solo women’s record by flying 16,900 kilometres from England in 14 days 22 hours 30 minutes, breaking Amy Johnson’s record by […]

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1934-05-08

Aviator Jean Batten departed from England, bound for Australia. She would set the women’s solo record, flying 16,900 kilometres in 14 days 22 hours 30 minutes, breaking Amy Johnson’s record […]

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1935-04-29

Aviator Jean Batten sets the solo women’s record when she lands in England, having flown from Australia in 17 days 16 hours 15 minutes. She was also the first woman […]

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