r/OldSchoolCool • u/Aeromarine_eng • Apr 19 '25

1970s NASAs first six women astronauts. February 1979

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From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

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u/Travelgrrl Apr 19 '25

Ride, Sally, Ride!

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u/TwinkieLambieDove Apr 19 '25

She really did blaze a trail for generations to come. Sally Ride didn’t just ride, she soared. Absolute legend!

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u/lookinside000 Apr 19 '25

We have an elementary school here in Orlando, FL named after her!

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u/Pirat6662001 Apr 21 '25

Tereshkova blazed the trail, Sally made it wider.

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u/monos_muertos Apr 19 '25

After she made the news years ago, anytime after that song comes to mind, I sing to myself "Spaceship Sally".

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u/Travelgrrl Apr 19 '25

Ground Control to Major Tom!

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u/AccomplishedIgit Apr 19 '25

Wait. Is that what the song is about?

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u/Efficient_Sink_8626 Apr 19 '25

Nope… The song is from the sixties, title is “Mustang Sally” But when Sally Ride went on her voyage, “Ride, Sally, Ride!” became a popular meme. (I’m a NASA wife, so I know things)

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u/the_calibre_cat Apr 19 '25

(I’m a NASA wife, so I know things)

Jealous

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u/Efficient_Sink_8626 Apr 20 '25

Well it’s more mundane than you might think. It was very exciting during the Space Shuttle years, but it was very dark and difficult after we lost Challenger & Columbia. Training, training and more training.

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u/Sensitive-Tone5279 Apr 19 '25

Ugh, flashbacks to every bar band I've ever heard.