#GoodNews: First Person on Mars Likely to Be a Woman, Says NASA

Great news for women astronauts! You could be the first person on Mars!

“The first person on Mars is likely to be a woman,”

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine to Science Friday

What's more, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine also predicted that the next American astronaut to walk on the moon will also be a woman. He didn't provide an exact date for either of these plans, but did offer up an exciting timeline for another woman-focused event: the first all-woman spacewalk will be taking place later this month.