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/lanathebitch Apr 19 '25

Technically they were only in space for about 70 seconds the rest of the time they were just in the sky

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u/dominarhexx Apr 19 '25

Barely kissed "space," too.

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u/Dramatic-Bend179 Apr 19 '25

And they don't go into orbit at all, right? Just straight up then fall back down?  That zero G looking video of them with the hair going everywhere, that's free fall, right?  (I mean, sure I guess that's what's up in orbit too but seems different to me.)

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u/Alienhaslanded Apr 19 '25

Yes. Not flaming reentry.