“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” - Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, shortly after her historic launch in 1983

Interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

At the time of this interview, as far as the public - and it turns out the press - were concerned, space was for clean-cut alpha males with names like Buzz. Then Sally Ride came along.

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This episode marks the return of our special series, The Experimenters. We’re uncovering lost interviews with the icons of science, technology, and innovation - people who helped make the world we live in today.