Historical Events tagged with "women in STEM"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Space Exploration
Kathryn Sullivan's pioneering spacewalk voyage
October 11th, 1984 40 years ago
Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan performed a spacewalk during the STS-41G mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. This mission marked a significant milestone in space exploration as Sullivan became the first American woman to exit the spacecraft and conduct operations in space. The spacewalk lasted approximately three hours and involved tasks like deploying equipment and conducting experiments, showcasing advancements in both technology and human capability during the era of space exploration.
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