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NASA Astronaut Group 8 Newsletter
  • NASA’s sexism couldn’t keep the first women astronauts from taking off 04 Nov 2023 14:57 GMT

    … were being asked of NASA and its discriminatory recruitment … astronauts that would form NASA Astronaut Group 8. It was a groundbreaking … had been an oceanographer.NASA Sullivan performed the … the Challenger disaster. NASA Every NASA astronaut class since 1978 …

  • Sally Ride broke through a NASA ceiling 40 years ago, but she wasn’t alone 17 Jun 2023 19:24 GMT

    … and Norman E. Thagard. (NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (Tribune … in 1978 as part of NASA Astronaut Group 8, all mission specialists. … by fellow former NASA astronaut Kathy Thornton, NASA Johnson Space … and Latino astronauts. “NASA made a commitment to selecting …

  • How NASA’s astronaut class of 1978 changed the face of space exploration 09 Apr 2023 14:01 GMT

    … the 35 members of NASA Astronaut Group 8 who were colloquially known … and Frederick D. Gregory NASA Even as mission specialists, … Space Shuttle Challenger. NASA One particularly thorny issue … astronaut Jeremy Hansen. NASA NASA has recently committed to …

  • Leading the way: These are some of NASA's most prominent female pioneers 02 Mar 2022 03:14 GMT

    … a member of 1978 NASA Astronaut Group 8 which the agency says … the next generation of NASA female engineers, scientists and … conducted entirely by women.  NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and … mission. Kathryn Sullivan Former NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan secured …

  • The Untold Story of Black Astronauts Finally Gets Spotlight 12 Feb 2024 09:10 GMT

    … astronauts during the height of NASA’s space program. Through … to be a member of NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first to include women … . (It’s unclear whether NASA’s participation in the film … another belated illustration of how NASA engaged with civil rights. …

  • ‘Counterintuitively appealing’: New book reveals how 6 women cracked the highest ceiling of all 12 Sep 2023 15:00 GMT

    … had trained alongside Ride in NASA’s first coed astronaut … It was just something that NASA couldn’t ignore anymore,” Grush … The Six” became part of NASA Astronaut Group 8, a selection of 35 candidates … and her peers experienced. “NASA’s currently looking to go …

  • Sally Ride Day 2023 (US): History, Dates and Interesting Facts 25 May 2023 11:40 GMT

    … individuals who applied to the NASA astronaut training programme, only 35 … . She was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first cohort of American … nutshell. After her training at NASA in 1979, Dr. Ride served …

  • NEELIN VIEWS: Ride had major impact on space program 17 Apr 2023 08:08 GMT

    … chosen by NASA as a mission specialist for NASA astronaut group 8. This was … the first class of NASA astronauts … . She was named a NASA astronaut in 1982. This … had ever been named a NASA astronaut. A year later, …

  • S.A. district's lasting tribute to the 1986 Challenger victims 22 Nov 2022 11:18 GMT

    … 11,000 applicants for the NASA Teacher in Space Project, … Ronald Erwin McNair was a NASA astronaut and physicist with quite … selected to be part of NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first group to include … Scobee was selected for the NASA Astronaut Corps and in turn …

  •  World View to Lead Panel on Space Tourism’s Role In Purposeful Travel at SXSW 2023 13 Mar 2023 12:25 GMT

    … Kathryn Sullivan, PhD, Former NASA Astronaut, Member of President Biden … among 35 astronaut candidates in NASA’s Astronaut Group 8 (1978) – the … first Spacelab mission for NASA's Mission to … Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, NASA astronauts and others. During her …

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