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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2416950, member: 15199&quot;]I watched the explosion as did many others teaching science classes at that time. She wasn&#039;t military, air force, or other service that accepted the challenge and possibility of death as a duty as much as being a flag bearer for civilians in space and the example that non-military scientists, both men and women could be on the edge of the new frontier also, and gave her life for the chance. During my career, I was often a judge for county-regional science fairs, and before her, almost 90% of the entrants were males. Several years after her death, it was getting closer to even. Math, Astronomy, Physics, Biology ( especially genetics and bio-technology), young girls were thinking they didn&#039;t have to be only English teachers or librarians or mothers, they could be whatever they could imagine. I am not trying to lessen the roles of the other brave astronauts, just that her actions to become such also were different, and under sharp inspection and critique each step. Foreign science teachers have seen the same increase in interest also among their students, both females and males.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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