OT: The State: Giant leap for womankind

[morjana]

From The State (South Carolina):

http://www.thestate.com/nation/story/207428.html

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Giant leap for womankind

Two women will be in charge of two spacecraft for the first time Tuesday

By MARCIA DUNN - The Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A giant leap is about to be made for womankind.

When space shuttle Discovery blasts off Tuesday, a woman will be sitting in the commander’s seat. And at the international space station, a female skipper will be waiting to greet her.

It will be the first time in the 50-year history of spaceflight that two women are in charge of two spacecraft at the same time.

**snippage**

On the Net: NASA: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov

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Test Your Smarts: Space Shuttle Countdown Quiz

http://www.space.com/php/spacetrivia...aceShuttleCoun

[Platschu]

Great. The next should be a women President, so USA will have a "First Man".

[Goddess]

That's awesome.