Soviets See Problem With Women in Space
The Soviet Union has not sent women into space since 1984 because of the demanding nature of a cosmonaut’s work and the potential for “moral and ethical problems,” an official said Friday.
Alexander D. Alexandrov, head of the Soviet civil cosmonauts’ training program, told the official Tass news agency that although the Soviets were the first to send a woman to space--launching Valentina Tereshkova in 1963--more recent developments such as space walks have made the work of a cosmonaut more difficult.
“This is demanding work even for men,” said Alexandrov, who took two space walks while he was a cosmonaut.
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