The count as of August, 2009 stands at 51. (Four have died in flight.)
(* Christa McAuliffe, who was to have been the first Teacher in Space, was killed in the Challenger takeoff explosion in...
40 women have made it to space. They include: Valentina Tereshkova Svetlana Savitskaya Sally K. Ride Kathryn D. Sullivan Mae C. Jemison Eileen M. Collins Peggy Whitson Susan Still Pamela Ann Melroy...