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Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon was the first Tennessean in space. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1947, she competed with over 8,000 applicants to become part of the first group of astronauts selected by NASA to include women, and was one of only six women accepted. She completed three successful space flights, the first on STS-51D (Discovery) in 1985. She also flew on two missions aboard the Columbia shuttle in 1991 and 1993. As a doctor, she studied how zero gravity affected the human body. Women Astronauts, First Female Astronaut, Woman Astronaut, Female Astronaut, Daughters Of The American Revolution, Mighty Girl, Nasa Photos, Buzz Aldrin, History Nerd

Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon was the first Tennessean in space. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1947, she competed with over 8,000 applicants to become part of the first group of astronauts selected by NASA to include women, and was one of only six women accepted. She completed three successful space flights, the first on STS-51D (Discovery) in 1985. She also flew on two missions aboard the Columbia shuttle in 1991 and 1993. As a doctor, she studied how zero gravity affected the human body.

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Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb, who died in March 2019, will likely be remembered for her role campaigning for women to be considered as possible space travelers in the beginning of the space age, but the Museum’s upcoming exhibits will also showcase how important she was as an award-winning pilot who flew for years as a missionary in the Amazon.

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Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman to travel into space. On June 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours. She later became a politician. Learn more about Tereshkova’s life and career.

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