We have an African-American man and former astronaut heading the
NASA Administration, with a woman as his VP, and I guarantee you not
only is it NOT shocking to the general American public but that those
outside the space community and its fans are even aware of this.
And how often do we now have women and so-called minorities fly into
space and it barely registers on the news media any more. This is in
contrast to when Sally Ride became the first American woman in space
in 1982, when a reporter at a NASA news conference actually asked her
if she would cry and turn to a male astronaut for help if she had any
problems during a space mission.
Yes, 1982, not 1882. This kind of memory makes me realize that I am
getting old, because I was very alive and well when that happened and
how much things have changed since then.
I would say that this is all some kind of progress. I just hope Bolden
can convince Obama and the other politicians to keep the Vision alive
and save our deep space missions too.
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