Advancing Women Lunarnauts:
NEEMO-23 Hosts All Female Crew, ILOA & MVA Open 1st Women On The Moon Essay Contest 2019

NEEMO-23 (TR) In Aquarius Underwater Lab Off Florida Coast Occurs 10-19 June With Commander Samantha Cristoforetti, Astronaut Candidate Jessica Watkins, Shirley Pomponi & Csilla D’Agostino; First Woman In Space, Valentina Tereshkova, Being Honored 16 June – Alongside Sally Ride (1st Woman From USA 18 June) And Liu Yang (1st Woman From China 16 June); Highlighting Significance Of Landing Women On Moon Surface, International Lunar Observatory Association, With Moon Village Association, Launch ‘2019 First Women On The Moon Essay Contest’ Week Of 17 June: Flying Grand Prize Winner To Galaxy Forum Hainan 2020: China 25-28 Feb At Hilton Wenchang

Credits: NASA, NOAA, ILOA, MVA, Roscosmos, CNSA, USF / Csilla Ari / National Geographic Open Explorer, Pat Rawlings