The search for Germany's first ever female astronaut has narrowed down the competition to six women out of more than 400 applicants. A private initiative to launch Germany’s very first female astronaut into the final frontier announced on Wednesday that it has whittled down the competition to just six women. “We have shown that Germany’s women have what it takes to fly into space,” Kessler said in the announcement on Wednesday. “A female German astronaut would give a new boost to Germany’s aviation and aerospace sector,” Kessler said in a statement. A female astronaut would also have a standing that would go far beyond the country’s borders.

Source: The Local March 01, 2017 14:15 UTC