Which five women went to space prior to 1990? (Supersonic Quiz)

[3-22-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Supersonic Quiz Question: Which five women went to space prior to 1990?

The given options are:

  • Sally Ride
  • Svetlana Savitskaya
  • Anna Lee Fisher
  • Sian Proctor
  • Kathryn D. Sullivan
  • Kayla Barron
  • Yulia Peresild
  • Valentina Tereshkova

Five Correct Answers are:

  • Sally Ride
  • Svetlana Savitskaya
  • Anna Lee Fisher
  • Kathryn D. Sullivan
  • Valentina Tereshkova

If you have different options, you can check the following table for the correct answers. (source)

List of women who went to space prior to 1990 (sorted by name):

NameMissions (Launch date)
Anna Lee FisherSTS-51-A (Nov. 8, 1984)
Bonnie J. DunbarSTS-61-A (Oct. 30, 1985)
Ellen S. BakerSTS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)
Judith ResnikSTS-41-D (Aug. 30, 1984) STS-51-L (Jan. 28, 1986)
Kathryn C. ThorntonSTS-33 (Nov. 22, 1989)
Kathryn D. SullivanSTS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)
Margaret Rhea SeddonSTS-51-D (Apr. 12, 1985)
Mary L. CleaveSTS-61-B (Nov. 26, 1985) STS-30 (May 4, 1989)
Sally RideSTS-7 (Jun. 18, 1983) STS-41-G (Oct. 5, 1984)
Shannon LucidSTS-51-G (Jun. 17, 1985) STS-34 (Oct. 18, 1989)
Svetlana SavitskayaSoyuz T-5 (Jul. 19, 1982) Soyuz T-12 (Jul. 17, 1984)
Valentina TereshkovaVostok 6 (Jun. 16, 1963))

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You can find the answers to all three questions of today’s supersonic quiz by visiting the following links:

  1. Which five women went to space prior to 1990?
  2. Female astronauts from which five countries have traveled to space?
  3. Which five women made contributions to space exploration?

Please comment if your find different answers.

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