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Women are less supportive of space exploration – getting a woman on the Moon might change that

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
Women are less supportive of space exploration – getting a woman on the Moon might change thatNASA is making a new effort to encourage women to pursue STEM careers.Khakimullin Aleksandr/Shutterstock.com

In March 2019, Vice President Mike Pence stated that the goal of NASA should be to return humans to the Moon by 2024. While the cost of such a venture isn’t known yet, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has supported the effort and gone...

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