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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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‘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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …