The first person on Mars should be a woman', NASA training chief claims

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  While NASA has had several female astronauts, the space agency is yet to a put a woman on the moon.

To compensate, a training chief at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston claims that the first person on Mars should be a woman.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5’s Anna Foster, Allison McIntyre said: “We have female astronauts, but we haven't put a woman on the Moon yet.

“And I think the first person on Mars should be a woman."Ms Foster spoke to several NASA employees during her trip to NASA’s headquarters to find out how women are influencing the latest space race.

She also spoke to Emily Nelson, a NASA flight director, who said that it would just be a ‘matter of time’ before a woman reached Mars.

Ms Nelson said: “When we went to the moon last, our ability to stay there for any length of time was really limited.