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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Hmmm...while it's possible (even probable) that I've totally lost my mind, I don't remember anyone (any country) ever landing a woman on the moon. (?) I believe all of the moon walkers were men. We were way behind the Russians in putting women into space. And the Russians never made it to the moon.
Maybe she took the flag into orbit on the Shuttle?
With all kidding aside, here's what I really think. Because it was such a huge deal to us in those days, just about everything that was done during the moon landings -- including Alan Shepherd's famous golf swing -- was captured either on videotape or still photos.
I would think that if any of these "urban legends" (as AlphaGam1019 calls them) were true, someone, somewhere would have pictures.
I haven't seen any. But again, it really doesn't matter much, does it?
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I stand corrected. Soror Jemison, on her web site (
www.maejemison.com), only mentions that she went into space on the shuttle Endeavor. I do know, however, that wherever she went in space, she took an AKA flag with her. Not sure if this was while she was in the cabin, working outside the cabin, or whatever. Just know that she did it, and we're tickled about it.