The next missions on the Moon and Mars are the strength of women

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The next person on the moon will probably be a woman, said NASA chief Jim Brydenstein, predicting that the first person to set foot on Mars would also be a woman.

"The next person on the moon will probably be a woman, and the first person to walk on the surface of Mars will likely be a woman," Brydenstein said in an interview with Science Friday on US broadcaster WNC. "He said.

The NASA president also said that the date of March 29 would see for the first time in history the departure of two women on mission from the space station. This is the first time that a mission out of the space station is performed by a full female crew.

Space astronauts Anne MacLaine and Christina Koch will take care of the maintenance.

"NASA is committed to using a vast and diverse talent pool, and we look forward to placing the first woman on the moon," said Jim Brydenstein.

Many women participated in space missions, starting with the pioneer of Soviet space Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, and NASA had a large number of women. But the 12 astronauts on the moon during the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 were all men. Since then, nobody has come down to the moon.