First person on Mars to be a woman

The first person to set foot on Mars is likely to be a woman, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has said.

While Bridenstine didn't identify a specific person, he said women are at the frontfoot of the space agency's upcoming plans.

NASA recently announced that it will have it's first all-female space-walk at the end of the month, when astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will get to float around in space.