Marcia Belsky: That time when NASA (almost) sent Sally Ride to space with 100 tampons

Marcia Belsky performs at SESSION 2 at TEDWomen 2021: What Now? December 1-3, 2021, Palm Springs, California. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED

Ahead of her 1983 space flight, NASA suggested sending astronaut Sally Ride with 100 tampons for the week-long trip. (That’s too many.) In 2020, comedian Marcia Belsky sang a song about it.

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Source: NPR Space News