Sorry Jeff Bezos, these women beat you to it: from the US’ Sally Ride to Russia’s Valentina Tereshkova, 6 female astronauts who pioneered space travel

• Male tech moguls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos may be grabbing headlines with Space X and Blue Origin, but plenty of women have left their mark too
• Before Mae Jemison became the first black astronaut – even getting a cameo in Star Trek – Nasa sent Sally Ride to space for 14 days