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.
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.
jerOh, you think there is a space race?