The Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced that it is working with Tunisia to fly female astronauts. The astronaut will be the first African woman to fly into space.
This plan was discussed in a meeting on Friday (13/8) last week, in Moscow, Russia, which was attended by the Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation Dmitry Rogozin, and Director General of the Tunisian company Telnet Holding Muhammad Friha, along with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tunisia Tarak bin Salem.
The President of the Republic of Tunisia Kais Said also took part in this virtual meeting remotely. President Kais praised Russia-Tunisia cooperation in the field of space and noted that Russia and Tunisia have great opportunities for the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for Russian-Tunisian cooperation in the field of manned spaceflight, in particular, Tunisia's preparations for training and launching female astronauts into space.
As quoted from Aviation Week, the meeting resulted in the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation in the field of manned space flight.
The role of women in the world of space is increasingly being taken into account. Lately, more and more we hear about female astronauts, or female figures from various countries behind the success of missions to outer space.
In July, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also announced that it would send their astronauts into space. And interestingly, the astronaut being flown, Nora Al Matrooshi, will be the first Arab female astronaut to explore space.
Previously, the UAE successfully launched a spacecraft called Hope to Mars. Behind the success of this historic mission is Sarah Al-Amiri, the lead scientist and UAE Minister of Advanced Sciences. This is a big leap for the Arab world because it will open up opportunities for further missions to other planets.
In addition, there is also a 24-year-old female scientist from China who went viral because she was part of the team that landed the Chang'e 5 mission on the Moon. The scientist, Zhou Chengyu, is in charge of the rocket connector system, an important position. He is also the youngest commander of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.