One hundred

But there were a couple of other female astronauts, who were given the job of determining what should go in the makeup kit, and how many tampons should fly as part of a flight kit. I remember the engineers trying to decide how many tampons should fly on a one-week flight; they asked, “Is 100 the right number?”

“No. That would not be the right number.”

They said, “Well, we want to be safe.”

I said, “Well, you can cut that in half with no problem at all.”

Sally K. Ride


Interviewée par Rebecca Wright
San Diego, Californie – 22 Octobre 2002 À PROPOS DE LA MISSION STS-7, la première mission spatiale à envoyer une américaine dans l’espace QUI DURA 6 JOURS.