Writing in The Conversation, PhD Candidate Jasleen Chana (UCL Science and Technology Studies) explains why it is important to move away from narratives that inform us that science, spaceflight and success are only synonymous with fame and exceptionalism. For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female space flight crew , which includes popstar Katy Perry, is set to take off this