The majority of astronauts from America have been men. At the start of the space programme there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts. 

Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a programme of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel. 

Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media(radio, television and newspapers). It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.
what gender are most atronauts
were people against women being in it
did they do it anyway
were they successful
what year did their training begin
who were two women astronauts
what flight were they on
who studied engineering
did she ever get to go to space
was she the first or second woman
what did she help launch
what was her life devoted to
who was born in 1948
what year did NASA find her
why did they want a teacher
what did she teach
how many people applied for it
did she make people excited about the flight
what year was the disaster
men
The majority of astronauts from America have been men
Yes
At the start of the space programme there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space.
Yes
However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful.
Yes
However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful.
1978
 In 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts. 
Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe
Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women
STS-5L-L
Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L
Judy Resnick
Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering
Yes
 in 1984, she became the second woman in space.
second
 in 1984, she became the second woman in space.
three new satellites
 During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites
space travel.
She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel.
Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948
1984
In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space.
They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel.
They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel.
history and social studies.
Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies.
11,000
she was selected from over 11,000 applicants
Yes
It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight.
1986
the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.