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  1. S
    SentientSourdough

    ugh

  2. C
    CrypticCrosswordFan

    and gender

  3. F
    FeatheredPhilosopher

    because politics

  4. V
    VolcanicWithVirtue

    still got denied

  5. S
    SniperOfSincerity

    in the tests

  6. T
    TempoTantrum

    beat all the male candidates

  7. G
    GentlyHopeless

    yeah she was a flight instructor

  8. E
    ExitRampEpiphany

    i think she had more hours than most astronauts

  9. C
    ChampionNapper2024

    like top tier

  10. W
    WondrouslyWeird

    she was a pilot right

  11. L
    LiftingRegrets

    rest in power

  12. C
    CornMazeNavigator

    what a flex

  13. G
    GrandmasterOfAverage

    first commercial space flight

  14. A
    AskRedditAnswerer

    yeah but she still won

  15. G
    GoldMedalBrowsing

    sexist as hell back then

  16. C
    CoastalCollector

    the system was rigged

  17. B
    BogDwellerVibes

    like 60 years after her test

  18. B
    BlanketFortArchitect

    holy shit

  19. R
    RNGesus_Blessed

    she was 82 then

  20. B
    BreezyWithBanter

    blue origin flight

  21. M
    MeetAndGreetMelancholy

    she finally went in 2021 though

  22. M
    MossOnARock

    idk kinda inspiring

  23. R
    RopeSkillsNone

    like 60 years too late

  24. P
    PupatingPurposefully

    yeah but she fought for it

  25. H
    HighIQNapper

    never made it to space though

  26. R
    RiddleMeThis_Always

    mercury 13 legend

  27. T
    TheThinkingMachines

    oldest woman in space

  28. T
    ToppedHatThinking

    wait what happened

  29. C
    CocoonComfort

    rip

  30. C
    CalamariPhilosopher

    wally funk just died huh

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