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On December 6, 1999, The United Nations General Assembly declared World Space Week as an annual event celebration to be commemorated between October 4 and 10. The choice of dates was based on recognition of two important dates in space history: the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.
This was a gift of Clarke's choice, independent of the judging panel. In 2008 the society's magazine, Spaceflight, edited by Clive Simpson, was the winner of the award for Best Space Reporting. Charles Chilton joined the society before writing and producing the science-fiction radio trilogy Journey Into Space. [10]
During World War I and World War II, the primary role of women shifted towards employment in munitions factories, agriculture and food rationing, and other areas to fill the gaps left by men who had been drafted into the military. One of the most notable changes during World War II was the inclusion of many of women in regular military units.
Jun. 17—Fewer than 100 women have flown to space, out of the around 700 astronauts that have made the trip. That's about 13% of space travelers. Female pioneers are attempting to change that ...
Amelia Earhart's Daughters: the Wild and Glorious Story of American Women Aviators from World War II to the Dawn of the Space Age, by Leslie Haynsworth and David Toomey; Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program by Margaret A. Weitekamp; The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight by ...
Women who have sex with women; ... War§ow, a video game; World Socialist Website, ... Science. World Space Week, UN-declared space celebration held October 4–10 ...
Her first space flight was the STS-41-D mission in August and September 1984, the twelfth Space Shuttle flight, and the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery, where her duties included operating its robotic arm. Her second Shuttle mission was STS-51-L in January 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. She died when the orbiter broke up shortly ...
Women, War, and Work: The Impact of World War I on Women Workers in the United States (1990) Hagemann, Karen and Stefanie Schüler-Springorum; Home/Front: The Military, War, and Gender in Twentieth-Century Germany. Berg, 2002. Harris, Carol (2000). Women at War 1939–1945: The Home Front. Stroud: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0750925361.