A span of 19 years separated the first two women in space. They were cosmonauts on the Vostok 6 and Soyuz T-7 missions. Though the Soviet Union sent the first two women into space, only six of the women in space have been Russian or Soviet citizens.
This show shares a great number of similar elements with the show INFINITI (2022), released a few years earlier, as well as DAS SIGNAL (2024) a recent release: from the International Space Agency and Space Agencies settings, to the quantum physics plot, to the authoritative Russian lady in charge of space missions. Neither series recognizes the existence of the other.
Early in the series, Jo (Noomi Rapace) jokes that she might turn into an Alien. Noomi Rapace starred in the film Prometheus (2012), which is a prequel to the Alien movies.