Sometime after 2030, there will a team of astronauts who embark on a one-of-a-kind mission — they’ll be going to Mars. The mission itself will last about three years and introduce humankind to a part of the universe that has never been intimately explored.
One of the most interesting aspects is that for the first time, there’s a big chance that several of the astronauts would be females (instead of maybe one or two). Glamour sat down with four female astronauts who are all equally experienced to take on the Mars mission.
Tracy Caldwell Dyson, an astronaut who lived at the International Space Station for six months, explained her experience of seeing Earth from space: “I’m thrilled for the women who are coming after me. I can’t wait to see where they go and what they do.”
As Nicole Aunapu Mann, Anne McClain, Jessica Meir, and Christina Hammock Koch all work towards potentially scoring a seat on the Mars mission, they also reflect on the hardships they would face — like leaving behind kids who will grow up while they’re gone.
But, as McClain stated to Glamour, “I can’t recall ever not wanting to be an astronaut.”
Cover image courtesy of Glamour.
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