Comment Re:By a woman? (Score 1) 243

by roseanne on Monday June 18, 2007 @03:40PM (#19555545) Attached to: Female Astronaut Sets Space Record

I think this particular record is meaningless, however I do see the PR value of hyping this -- she is a minority (Indian-American) and comes from a culture which has traditionally repressed women. Her achievements are certainly inspirational to a lot of women from the part of the world she comes from.

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