A photo of Ride’s hand written letter to NASA, written on stationary from Stanford’s Institute for Plasma Research. The text of the letter is given in the post.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-May-2023 15:10:04 UTC Robert McNees

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   Sally Ride’s 1977 inquiry letter to NASA easily fits in a single post:

   "To whom it may concern,

   I am a PhD candidate in astrophysics at Stanford University, and am interested in the space shuttle program. Please send me the forms necessary to apply as a 'mission specialist' candidate.

   Thank you,
   Sally Ride”