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“Crew Debriefing - Shuttle Challenger crew left to right, commander Paul Weitz, Donald Peterson, Karol Bobko, and Story Musgrave Monday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston talking about the spaceship and their five day mission. Taking in the briefing are shuttle 7 Astronauts Robert Crippen, back of head and Sally Ride, who will be the first U.S. woman in space on the next flight of shuttle. Far right corner is Astronaut John Young.”
There are too many things that I love about this photo. But mostly…why is John Young lurking in the corner?
Corner-lurking must have been big in the very early shuttle era— there’s another picture I can’t find at the moment where Dick Scobee is lurking in the back of a briefing session with STS-1 and -2.
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New Ship Named After Sally Ride
A new research ship that will be operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on behalf of the Navy has been named after Sally Ride, the late La Jolla resident who became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983.
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Posted on April 18, 2013 via Christine the Astrophysicist with 23 notes
Source: utsandiego.com
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A lot of my girlfriends liked science as much as I did, especially at age 8, 9, 10, 11. We were all fascinated by the space program in one way or another, but I think that most of my friends ran into some obstacle or deterrent along the way that sent them off in different directions. It might have been a teacher, it might have been a counselor, it might have been a parent, it might have been a peer group. I was probably very fortunate not to run into those deterrents while I was impressionable and growing up.
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Posted on April 18, 2013 via Fuck Yeah, Female Astronauts! with 713 notes
Source: achievement.org
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LAUREN YOU ARE TEARING ME APART WITH THESE RIDE FEELS!
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NYC, 2/18/81: “Waldorf-Astoria: The Scientists’ Institute for Public Information hold a dinner-dance honoring CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite. Left to right are: Dr. Sally Ride, astronaut (NASA Space Shuttle Program), Walter Cronkite, CBS Newsman, and Beverly Sills, opera star and Mistress of Ceremonies.”
Judging by the date, this gala was probably held because of Cronkite’s retirement from CBS News.Also, this was held before the first shuttle had flown, and long before Ride would be known forever as the first American woman in space.
Two great people whom I miss dearly hanging out together!
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Posted on March 11, 2013 via [Insert Space Here] with 7 notes
Source: lightthiscandle
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ABC press badge for the launch of STS-7, as seen on eBay.
STS-7 featured the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. The designers of the badge took note of this fact, as shown by the symbols surrounding the shuttle.
It’s that way on the mission patch, too, but the circle is smaller and more in the background, so it’s easier to miss.
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I really dig this.
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Posted on February 10, 2013 via eggsackley with 73 notes
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NYC, 2/18/81: “Waldorf-Astoria: The Scientists’ Institute for Public Information hold a dinner-dance honoring CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite. Left to right are: Dr. Sally Ride, astronaut (NASA Space Shuttle Program), Walter Cronkite, CBS Newsman, and Beverly Sills, opera star and Mistress of Ceremonies.”
Judging by the date, this gala was probably held because of Cronkite’s retirement from CBS News.Also, this was held before the first shuttle had flown, and long before Ride would be known forever as the first American woman in space.
Double feels. I miss them both.
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