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Germany's first female astronaut prepares for space

December 20, 2024

Rabea Rogge will be the first German woman to head into space on board a private mission planned by SpaceX for March 2025.

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Tomorrow Today/Projekt Zukunft | Erste deutsche Astronautin Rabea Rogge
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