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.
Stéphane Bortzmeyer@vagina_museum It's not stupid to pack extra tampons just in case, think of Sunita Williams "The mission was supposed to last eight days, but technical problems stranded Williams and crewmate Butch Wilmore on the ISS for more than nine months." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunita_Williams#Boeing_Starliner_incident_and_return_to_Earth
