<![CDATA[Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983.]]>Sally 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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/f6116168-573e-41c9-9874-30fbaa9220df/sally-ride-was-the-first-american-woman-and-first-lesbian-in-space-first-flying-in-1983.RSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 08:21:46 GMTThu, 09 Apr 2026 10:03:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:43:58 GMT]]>@Lizette603_23 @agturcz that was a few years before I joined the program but I’ve heard the story, and apparently she did once confirm being asked about the needed quantity in advance of the mission, and it was a big overestimate, but there’s not a clear record about what was actually provided. I also have read they thought she would need a makeup kit in space.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Trilobyter/statuses/116375751146627835https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Trilobyter/statuses/116375751146627835Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:43:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:35:58 GMT]]>@agturcz Let's ask a professional who was there. @Trilobyter do you have any inside knowledge about this or similar types of decisions?? @vagina_museum@masto.ai

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116375719660500120https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116375719660500120Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:35:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:34:42 GMT]]>@heluecht Someone once said men are terrified of women because they bleed and DON'T DIE.
Clumsy but I think in the pocket for why it scares them

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116375714683664068https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116375714683664068Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:34:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:28:33 GMT]]>@Binks @mo @vagina_museum yeah I really want to know the full context between that exchange that folks love to dunk on. Yes many men have zero clue about anything related to a uterus, but I could absolutely see it as some engineer calculating the mass budget for the question of "do we have sufficient payload budget for any menstrual products this astronaut may need?" And the answer being a half-joking "well is 100 tampons sufficient?"

There's so many ways that often-reported quote could have been entirely reasonable and not entirely based in poor understanding of women's anatomy. There's also the distinct possibity that it was in fact an incredible level of misunderstanding uterus-havers

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/trainguyrom/statuses/116375690535278967https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/trainguyrom/statuses/116375690535278967Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:28:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:54:46 GMT]]>@vagina_museum Bloody hell!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/gbsills/statuses/116375557647205515https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/gbsills/statuses/116375557647205515Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:54:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:41:18 GMT]]>@heluecht @vagina_museum

Oh, you think there is a space race?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jerrej/statuses/116375504692915399https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jerrej/statuses/116375504692915399Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:41:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:19:16 GMT]]>@BigTittyBimbo @vagina_museum been thinking about it all morning tbh

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://438punk.house/users/xyhhx/statuses/116375418053986325https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://438punk.house/users/xyhhx/statuses/116375418053986325Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:19:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:18:58 GMT]]>@wonderfox_dev @vagina_museum

I wrote it in a weak, low-effort impression of Comic Book Guy's voice, so your brain has improved it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/suetanvil/statuses/116375416907243900https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/suetanvil/statuses/116375416907243900Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:18:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:17:37 GMT]]>@vagina_museum OK but what happens if you forgetfully put some used menstrual products into the space toilet?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.afront.org/users/stylus/statuses/116375411605683017https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.afront.org/users/stylus/statuses/116375411605683017Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:17:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:45:20 GMT]]>@vagina_museum 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/115940593092044550/statuses/116375284635586230https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/115940593092044550/statuses/116375284635586230Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:45:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:01:50 GMT]]>@xyhhx @vagina_museum it's not a serious post, don't overthink it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autonomous.zone/ap/users/116017488448888431/statuses/116375113590462937https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autonomous.zone/ap/users/116017488448888431/statuses/116375113590462937Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:01:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:59:39 GMT]]>@BigTittyBimbo @vagina_museum i-

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://438punk.house/users/xyhhx/statuses/116375105008714041https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://438punk.house/users/xyhhx/statuses/116375105008714041Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:35:23 GMT]]>@vagina_museum I'd have been inclined to say "no way. Need far more than that" just for the giggles.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/capnthommo/statuses/116374773675139787https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/capnthommo/statuses/116374773675139787Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:35:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:33:43 GMT]]>@vagina_museum It's not stupid to pack extra tampons just in case, think of Sunita Williams "The mission was supposed to last eight days, but technical problems stranded Williams and crewmate Butch Wilmore on the ISS for more than nine months." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunita_Williams#Boeing_Starliner_incident_and_return_to_Earth

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gougere.fr/users/bortzmeyer/statuses/116374767096711249https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gougere.fr/users/bortzmeyer/statuses/116374767096711249Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:33:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:33:22 GMT]]>@Mercurial @vagina_museum
I thought as much, but thought it would be better to clarify before someone else doesn't get the joke.

Besides, you aren't exactly wrong either, there isn't infinite room on the ISS, even though it's a lot larger than the launch vehicle.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116374765732160173https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116374765732160173Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:33:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:31:48 GMT]]>@vagina_museum

https://youtu.be/PmyByJ4nqN0

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fouroclockfarms.club/users/MelkyWay/statuses/116374759594342165https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fouroclockfarms.club/users/MelkyWay/statuses/116374759594342165Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:31:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:26:09 GMT]]>@leeloo @vagina_museum no, I got it. I was just trying to make a joke. Of course you’re right.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.nl/ap/users/116030439184350676/statuses/116374737365484091https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.nl/ap/users/116030439184350676/statuses/116374737365484091Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:26:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:25:46 GMT]]>@Mercurial @vagina_museum
Save space in the launch vehicle.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116374735870904936https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116374735870904936Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:25:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:25:12 GMT]]>@vagina_museum i mean if she met some undersupplied bevaginad aliens she'd be in a great position to assist!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/cadadr/statuses/116374733595323527https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/users/cadadr/statuses/116374733595323527Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:25:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:21:58 GMT]]>@vagina_museum
I know everyone dunks on NASA for this, but I don't think it's totally unreasonable. Anytime I go on holiday I bring about 3x more than I could possibly use, just in case. Like with knickers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/patsytheshark/statuses/116374720915530619https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/patsytheshark/statuses/116374720915530619Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:21:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:17:16 GMT]]>@vagina_museum Now I want to know, what is the min/max/mean number of tampons one might need for a cycle?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Extra_Special_Carbon/statuses/116374702394953958https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Extra_Special_Carbon/statuses/116374702394953958Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:17:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:17:00 GMT]]>@HarriettMB @agturcz @vagina_museum
Ahem: "bleeding from her whatever"
The eloquence of Cheezus.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/CatHerder/statuses/116374701381675369https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/CatHerder/statuses/116374701381675369Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:17:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:15:06 GMT]]>@vagina_museum @leeloo right, save space in space! This makes sense

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.nl/ap/users/116030439184350676/statuses/116374693886362990https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.nl/ap/users/116030439184350676/statuses/116374693886362990Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:15:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sally Ride was the first American woman and first lesbian in space, first flying in 1983. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:13:51 GMT]]>@Mercurial @vagina_museum
They likely require vacuum sealed for space saving reasons. Not just something you buy at a grocery store.

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