The Space Gal becomes the 100th woman to go to space.

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I'm Sarah Al-Ahmad of the Planetary Society,

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Sometimes, space dreams really do come true.

Emily Calendrelli joins us this week to discuss her experiences becoming the 100th woman to venture to space.

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Today we celebrate a remarkable milestone.

Emily Calendrelli, known as the Space Gal, has become

the 100th woman to go to space. Her journey symbolizes the progress made over the decades,

thanks to countless women who dared to reach for the stars and overcome systemic barriers.

The path was first paved by Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut that became the first woman in space in

1963. It took nearly two decades before another woman followed, Svetlana Savitskaya. She became

the first woman to go to space more than once, the first to conduct a space walk, and the

first to board a space station. I think a lot about Svetlana when I reflect on how much

attitudes towards women in space have changed. When Svetlana boarded the Salyut 7 space station

in 1984, the cosmonauts on board gifted her an apron and asked if she could handle the cooking

and the cleaning for the rest of the mission. In 1983, American Sally Ride became the first non-Soviet woman in space,

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