#30DayChartChallenge - Day 14: Relationships | Space

data-visualisation
storytelling
ggplot2
Recycling one of my #TidyTuesday contributions which fits with the today’s theme: exploring the relationships between age of first space mission, dates, gender, and a few other things.
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Cara Thompson

Building Stories with Data

Published

April 14, 2021

Scatterplot titled 'Ages through Time and Space' shows astronauts' ages at mission start (1960-2020). Larger, more opaque dots signify longer, frequent missions. Highlights: Sergei Krikalev's six missions from age 30; John Glenn's flight at 77; peak in 1985.

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For attribution, please cite this work as:
Thompson, Cara. 2021. “#30DayChartChallenge - Day 14: Relationships | Space.” April 14, 2021. https://www.cararthompson.com/posts/2021-04-14-x30day-chart-challenge-day-14-relationships/.