Since 1936, many female space explorers have followed Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova. Let's look at the missions of four important female astronauts to find out what astronauts do in space. In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American women in space. Her team carried out scientific experiments in space and put two communications satellites in space. Satellites make it possible for us to communicate instantly with each other across the world through TV, radio, and telephones. In 1984, Kathryn Sullivan became the first American women to walk in space. During her mission, she discovered important information about the sun's energy and how it affects the climate in very hot and very cold places on Earth. She also took photographs of Earth and measured air pollution. In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African-American in space. During her mission, she did scientific experiments using the weightless atmosphere. In space, there is no gravity, so everything floats! Dr. Jemison's experiments gave important information about the human body to produce better medicines and healthcare. In 2012, Liu Yang became the first Chinese women in space. She did experiments in space medicine, which look at how astronauts can survive and stay healthy in space. The conditions in space are very hard on the body and space medicine helps astronauts work safely. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Which woman was the first from the US to go into space?
2. What was the name of the inaugural American woman to go to space?
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Q2:
1. How many satellites did Sally Ride's team put into space?
2. What was the number of satellites that went into space, thanks to Sally Ride's team?
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Q3:
1. What was the name of the first American woman to take steps into space?
2. Which American lady took steps in space before any other?
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Q4:
1. What was the subject of Kathryn Sullivan's photographs?
2. What did Kathryn Sullivan take pictures of?
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Q5:
1. What did Kathryn Sullivan measure?
2. What did kathryn Sullivan take measurements of?
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Q6:
1. What was the name of the first Black woman to go to space?
2. Who was the first African American woman to go to space?
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Q7:
1. What was an aspect of Mae Jemison's experiments?
2. What did Mae Jemison use in her experiments?
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Q8:
1. What data did Mae Jemison's experiments show?
2. What was demonstrated by Mae Jemison's experiments?
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Q9:
1. What was the name of the first Chinese woman in space?
2. What woman went to space before any others from China?
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Q10:
1. What was the subject of Liu Yang's experiments?
2. What did Liu Yang's experiments look at?
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Q11:
1. What is the purpose of space medicine?
2. What function does space medicine serve?
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