Talk about breaking the glass ceiling
They do not want to be recognized as women or female astronauts
They are astronauts, period.
They have jobs from the Ground Up
Some are from the Military
Some are Mission Commanders and pilot astronauts
Some are mission specialists and spacewalkers
There are women of color, of various races and creeds.
MD’s and PhD’s
Brilliant minds all.
Sally Ride was the first
Christina Koch, 1st on Artemis mission around the moon
61 + 6 new trainees
On missions
Since 1978
Trailblazing
Inspired and Empowered
There are record holders:
For Most Flights, Most Time in Space
Longest Stay in Space, Most Spacewalks, and Longest Spacewalk.
YES, We Can.
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C. S. De Dona
Author, Poet, Photographer, domestic violence survivor, and naturalized immigrant, Cornelia is currently an Arts and Letters member of The Southwest Florida Branch of The National League Of American Pen Women.
Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for thirty-six years. Also, seven years in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She now resides in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Her poems and photography are published in print, online, and in Rain Bird, a literary and art journal of the University of Hawaii's Windward Community College (2008-2013).
In 2013, Cornelia received Rain Bird's Kolokolea Poetry Prize for her poem, "Speaking French."
In 2016, her chapbook "Hawaiian Time," entered in the National League of American Pen Women's Vinnie Ream contest, was awarded third place in their inaugural multi-discipline category.
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