More women should actively participate in space flight. There are many well educated women working in the space industry; they are very good candidates.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are so many women who contributed in a very real way in pushing for the space program during the time in which there was a lot of competition to get into space first, and to know that there were African-American women who were integral in that success is pretty phenomenal.
Not until the space shuttle started flying did NASA concede that some astronauts didn't have to be fast-jet pilots. And at that point, sure enough, women started becoming astronauts.
I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.
I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the men astronauts.
Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationship of women and the creations of science. Although women have not taken full advantage of its use and benefits, air travel is as available to them as to men.
Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.
If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?
Women are needed in the military because there aren't enough soldiers, and we're seeing more women serve.
I've had young women come to me and say that before they watched 'Voyager' it didn't really occur to them that they could be successful in a higher position in the field of science; girls going to MIT, girls pursuing astrophysics with a view to a career in NASA.
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