Women in Aerospace: 7 Questions with Slingshot’s Audrey Schaffer

From flying planes to leading space missions and conducting groundbreaking research, women have been contributing to the aerospace industry for decades. However, the number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce, according to figures released by the United Nations in 2021. Only 11 percent of astronauts so far have been women.