Another space joy ride:
The network news here in the US is referring to this as a HISTORIC SPACE FLIGHT!. Setting aside the argument about whether or not 30 seconds of weightlessness qualifies as a “space flight”, what was historic about this? How does the incident of some pseudo-celebrity women riding on a spaceship for 10 minutes in 2025 deserve to be called historic?!
Amelia Earhart becoming the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic? Historic
Bessie Coleman becoming the first woman of color to obtain a pilot’s license? Historic
Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first female cosmonaut in space? Historic
Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle pilot AND shuttle commander? Historic
Katy Perry, Gayle King, etc. sitting in a rocket for 10 minutes?
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