Multiple choice

The first female space tourist was ______________.

  1. Anousheh Ansari

  2. Sunitha Williams

  3. Kalpana Chawla

  4. Sally K. Ride
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Explanation

Anousheh Ansari became the first female space tourist in 2006 when she flew to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. She paid for her trip as a private citizen, making her the first female space tourist. The other options are accomplished female astronauts, but not space tourists.

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