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(50,527 posts) Mon Jun 16, 2025, 01:36 PM Jun 16

Sally on National Geographic channel tonight 9:00 PM (Eastern, I think)

Sally Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure, she carried a secret. Revealing the romance and sacrifices of their 27 years together, Sally’s life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, tells the full story of this complicated and iconic astronaut for the first time. From National Geographic Documentary Films, SALLY is directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Cristina Costantini.

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Sally on National Geographic channel tonight 9:00 PM (Eastern, I think) (Original Post) question everything Jun 16 OP

This was an interesting program. How NASA decided to open astronauts training to - gasp - women and question everything Jun 17 #1

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1. This was an interesting program. How NASA decided to open astronauts training to - gasp - women and

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Tue Jun 17, 2025, 04:08 PM

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minorities (DEI?). There were several women including Judith Resnik who perished in the Challenger disaster.

Sally Ride refused to accept flowers upon returning with the rest of the crew. I am not someone’s wife, she said, I am a member of the crew.

And I could not help thinking of the recent show girls led by Bezos’ fiancé who recently flew into space and back in Bezos’ chariot.

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