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1st Woman in Space
1st American Woman in Space
A week honoring the 40th Anniversary of Valentina Tereshkova's Flight
and the 20th Anniversary of Sally Ride's Flight
| Saturday, June
14, 2003:
Days
of Russia Festival in San Francisco. Hosted by
the Russian Cultural Center. We were there with information about
Tereshkova's historic flight. |
| Monday, June 16, 2003: 40th Anniversary of Vostok 6 with Valentina Tereshkova, 1st Women in Space |
| Wednesday June
18, 2003:
20th Anniversary of STS-7 with Sally
Ride, 1st American Women in Space.
Women in Space BBQ, with footage of the two historic
flights and other IMAX images, plus a discussion
about women in space based on the new book, "Women
Astronauts" by Laura Woodmansee. Free and open to all young
space enthusiasts. 1452 Gordon St. #14 Redwood City, CA 94061 7 pm |
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Saturday June 21, 2003: Induction of Sally Ride into the Astronaut Hall of Fame (along with Daniel Brandenstein, Robert “Hoot” Gibson, and Story Musgrave). Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 3 p.m. |
| Saturday June 21, 2003 & Sunday June 22, 2003: Sally Ride Science Super Festival, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Help Sally celebrate the 20th Anniversary of her historic flight into space. |
Other Comemerations around the world:
India: March 6th held an event
in honor of Tereshkova's 40th Anniversary
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