I don't think they assumed they could not do it as much as I think it was because at that time in history, men protected everyone else and no man would ever put a woman in harms way. Sitting on a rocket / slow exploding bomb was on the dangerous side as is space, reentry and landing.
I don't think they assumed they could not do it as much as I think it was because at that time in history, men protected everyone else and no man would ever put a woman in harms way. Sitting on a rocket / slow exploding bomb was on the dangerous side as is space, reentry and landing.
Buzz when asked what made him nervous: "Sitting on a giant machine all made by the lowest bidder."
Buzz when asked what made him nervous: "Sitting on a giant machine all made by the lowest bidder."
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