Sarah Mei on Twitter: "When I worked with Sally Ride when I was in college in the 90s, I discovered that if you took her out for a beer, she’d tell you stories about how they had to “flight certify” her underwear. Among other less repeatable anecdotes. She was a treasure taken from us too soon ❤️… https://t.co/BgRx55ViQ1"

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When I worked with Sally Ride when I was in college in the 90s, I discovered that if you took her out for a beer, she’d tell you stories about how they had to “flight certify” her underwear. Among other less repeatable anecdotes. She was a treasure taken from us too soon https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/status/1152277198906302464 …

Mary Robinette KowalVerified account @MaryRobinette

All of which is to say that the reason women didn't go into space had nothing to do with lacking the technology to pee. We didn't have the technology for men to pee in space when they started either. And some days, the best solution is still a diaper or a bag taped to the ass

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1. Dennis Collinson‏ @dnscollective Jul 20
  
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  THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER READ WHY AM I JUST HEARING ALL ABOUT THIS MOAR PLZ
  
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1. Amélie E. Koran‏ @webjedi Jul 20
  
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  Now I wonder what Resnik would have been like (she was a graduate of my university, and I know most of those folks had good stories)...
  
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1. Ioana Patringenaru robots/CS/earthquakes/biomed‏ @ioanapatrin Jul 20
  
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  Was that at UCSD?
  
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