Blue Origin’s all-female space flight urges women to shoot for the stars – but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional

By Jasleen Chana, PhD Candidate, Science and Technology Studies, UCL

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female space flight crew, which includes popstar Katy Perry, is set to take off this spring.

Jeff Bezos’ crew is assembled from successful and well-known women, also including television presenter Gayle King, producer Kerianne…

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