SUMMARY
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
Russia’s Yelena Serova on Thursday, September 25, prepared to become the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years. The 38-year-old space engineer, with dark hair pulled into a tight bun and a strong resolute face, has spent 7 years preparing for the role and her husband is also a former trainee cosmonaut. She is due to blast off in a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 20:25 GMT Thursday with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev and Barry Wilmore of NASA.
Read the full story on Rappler.
Add a comment
How does this make you feel?
Loading
There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.