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Did you know? Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983. Before her flight NASA asked if 100 tampons were enough for a week — a story she later told herself, with dry humour. Only after her death in 2012 was it made public that she had been in a 27-year lesbian relationship.

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Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983. Before her flight NASA asked if 100 tampons were enough for a week — a story she later told herself, with dry humour. Only after her death in 2012 was it made public that she had been in a 27-year lesbian relationship.

Sally Ride werd in 1983 de eerste Amerikaanse vrouw in de ruimte. Voor haar vlucht vroeg NASA of 100 tampons genoeg waren voor een week — een verhaal dat ze later zelf vertelde, met droge humor. Pas na haar dood in 2012 werd publiek dat ze 27 jaar lang een lesbische relatie had gehad.

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