“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” – Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, shortly after her historic launch in 1983.
Interviewed by Gloria Steinem.
At the time of this interview, as far as the public – and it turns out the press – were concerned, space was for clean-cut alpha males with names like Buzz. Then Sally Ride came along.
Watch the animated Sally Ride episode: blankonblank.org/sally-ride
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