[Ans] Who was the second female astronaut to complete a spaceflight?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who was the second female astronaut to complete a spaceflight?"

As of July 2016, of the 537 total space travelers, 60 have been women. There have been one each from France, India, Italy, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; two each from Canada, China, and Japan; four from the Soviet Union/Russia; and 45 from the United States.

Step 2 : Answer to the question "Who was the second female astronaut to complete a spaceflight?"

Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya is a retired Soviet aviator and cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, and the first woman to perform a spacewalk.

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A span of 19 years separated the first and second women in space. They were cosmonauts on the Vostok 6 and Soyuz T-7 missions. Though the Soviet Union sent the first two women into space, only four of the women in space have been Russian or Soviet citizens. However, British, French, Italian, Iranian, and South Korean women have all flown as part of the Soviet and Russian space programs. Next Step : We care our friends, so we share answers. If you care Share G +1 / Comment below your answer.