During 2020, ten male and two female astronauts traveled to space to fulfill some of the exploration missions of countries and international organizations. Since the early days of space exploration, international space agencies launched spaceships to carry out research and satellite operations.
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Aerospace Security Project. (May 2, 2021). Number of astronauts who traveled to space from 1961 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182949/astronaut-space-gender/
Aerospace Security Project. "Number of astronauts who traveled to space from 1961 to 2021, by gender." Chart. May 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182949/astronaut-space-gender/
Aerospace Security Project. (2021). Number of astronauts who traveled to space from 1961 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182949/astronaut-space-gender/
Aerospace Security Project. "Number of Astronauts Who Traveled to Space from 1961 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182949/astronaut-space-gender/
Aerospace Security Project, Number of astronauts who traveled to space from 1961 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182949/astronaut-space-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of astronauts who traveled to space from 1961 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Aerospace Security Project, May 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182949/astronaut-space-gender/