The first person to land on Mars will most likely be a woman.

Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator, said on the radio show "Science Friday" that the first person to walk on the red planet, as well as the next person to land on the moon, will be a woman.

Bridenstine answered "absolutely" to a question from Twitter when asked if a woman would be headed to the moon in the future.

"In fact, it's likely to be a woman, the first next person on the moon," Bridenstine, said. "It's also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman. So these are great days."

Bridenstine did not specify if the space agency had a particular woman in mind.

"NASA is committed to making sure that we have a broad and diverse set of talent," Bridenstine said. "And we're looking forward to the first woman on the moon."

His comments come ahead of the first all female spacewalk scheduled to take place at the end of the month. Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will walk on the International Space Station on March 29, a mission expected to last about seven hours, according to NASA .

Women first joined NASA in 1978, and now comprise 34 percent of active astronauts at the space agency.