#shannon lucid

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I was inspired to make my own astronaut text posts with the shuttle-mir guys

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Shannon Lucid (born 14 January 1943)

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Saw this photo of Judy Resnik in her NASA office the other day and noticed one of the pictures she has on her wall is one of my favorites, a shot of the first women selected to fly with the American space program: Sally Ride, Judith Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathryn Sullivan and Rhea Seddon, taken in 1978 during a training session. Not pictured is Shannon Lucid, who was also one of the six women in the TFNG astronaut class.

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40 years ago today, on January 16, 1978, NASA selected its first female astronauts: Kathryn Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, Anna Fischer, Judith Resnik, Sally Ride and Margaret Rhea Seddon.

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The ladies of NASA!!

Sally Ride ✝️

Christa McAuliffe ✝️

Shannon Lucid

Eileen Collins

Barbara Morgan

Mae Jemison

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DR. SHANNON LUCID // BIOCHEMIST

“She is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut. She has flown in space five times, including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1996, and is the only American woman to have stayed on Mir. From 1996 to 2007, Lucid held the record for the longest duration spent in space by an American and by a woman. She was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in December 1996, making her the tenth person and the first woman to be accorded the honor.”

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When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science. Baba Quotes

Quote Topic : Science Quotes Quote Author : Shannon Lucid Source link: https://babaquotes.com/shannon-lucid/when-i-got-my-phd-it-was-a-time-when-there-were-just-no-jobs-for-phds-period-phds-were-getting-the-lowest-paid-technician-jobs-if-they-were-lucky-in-any-kind-of-science/ babaquotes.com (Baba Quotes) #Shannon_Lucid_sayings #Science_quoets #babaquotes

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Less support from women in space exploration? Time to change perception

International News

In March 2019, Vice President Mike Pence stated that the goal of NASA should be to return humans to the Moon by 2024. While the cost of such a venture isn’t known yet, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has supported the effort and gone as far as naming the 2024 Moon mission, Artemis.

The selection of Artemis is no mistake. In Greek mythology, Artemis was the sister of Apollo as well as goddess of the Moon. The name also signals a new focus on the role of women in space exploration.

From my perspective as a space policy analyst, this is an important message for NASA to send. Women have been historically excluded from the space program, especially early on. While women have made inroads both as astronauts and more generally within the NASA ranks since, there remains a significant gender gap in support for space exploration.

And for Artemis to succeed in getting the first woman to the Moon by 2024, a lot of political and public support will be required. But a recent AP-NORC poll found there is not a lot of enthusiasm for going back to the Moon. Only 42% of the 1,137 respondents supported the idea, 20% opposed it, and 38% didn’t care either way. NASA’s efforts to reach out to women should help them garner support, but it is by no means guaranteed.

Gathering of female astronauts and Johnson Space Center’s former director and its first female director. Seated (from left): Carolyn Huntoon, Ellen Baker, Mary Cleave, Rhea Seddon, Anna Fisher, Shannon Lucid, Ellen Ochoa, Sandy Magnus. Standing (from left): Jeanette Epps, Mary Ellen Weber, Marsha Ivins, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Bonnie Dunbar, Tammy Jernigan, Cady Coleman, Janet Kavandi, Serena Aunon, Kate Rubins, Stephanie Wilson, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Megan McArthur, Karen Nyberg, Lisa Nowak. NASA-JSC

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