Vagina MuseumSally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. Before she flew, NASA weren't really sure what a woman in space might need, so suggested providing her with 100 tampons. For a six day mission.
Ride's first space flight took place more than 20 years after cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Part of NASA's delay in sending a woman to space was that they were worried menstrual blood would flow backwards in microgravity, wreaking all sorts of havoc.
(incidentally, sometimes period blood *does* flow backwards into the pelvic cavity. It turns out that this is usually perfectly harmless, more on retrograde menstruation here:) https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/111381001900415323
Our podcast episode Space Gynaecology explores gynaecology in space... and what this research might mean for heavy menstrual bleeding back on earth. Featuring an interview with space gynaecologist Varsha Jain https://pod.link/1488645205/episode/YWMxNGJhNWUtMGZhYy00MjVjLTk1MGMtZGE3MTg0MjM0OGFl
Я⊛ḶḶ model ☭can't decide if i should study astromycology or space gynecology. maybe i'll double major.
CEDunn@vagina_museum
I met Sally Ride when I was working on the GRAIL mission. She was an impressive human being, and the world is less without her.
I met Sally Ride when I was working on the GRAIL mission. She was an impressive human being, and the world is less without her.
"sorry, i can't tonight. menstruation is in retrograde."
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Bimbo@vagina_museum Could menstrual blood not provide some form of propulsion perhaps?
xyhhx 
@xyhhx @vagina_museum it's not a serious post, don't overthink it
@BigTittyBimbo @vagina_museum been thinking about it all morning tbh
schratze@vagina_museum and, of course, the uterus could become loose in microgravity and tumble around within the female body, causing hysteria.
Michael 🇺🇦@vagina_museum As for Valentina Tereshkova, this was essentially a publicity stunt. Take a look at the number of female cosmonauts: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…
By the way, as a German, I think it's a real shame that the first German female astronaut was launched just one year ago on a private mission, not even a state one.
pallas@heluecht @vagina_museum URL at the end of the sentence adds the point to the URL 🫤 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women_astronauts
jerOh, you think there is a space race?
Chris [list of emoji]
Айсылу 
@suetanvil @vagina_museum I've read this in the voice of Comic Book Guy
I wrote it in a weak, low-effort impression of Comic Book Guy's voice, so your brain has improved it.