12. How many people have successfully gone into Earth orbit? Of these, how many were women? (A K2S Question)

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Including space tourists Helen Sharman, Dennis Tito, Mark Shuttleworth, Gregory Olsen, Anousheh Ansari, and Charles Simyoni, as of Oct 2007, 415 men and 48 women have gone into Earth orbit or beyond.

Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) Rick Searfoss


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