We all know that the first American woman in space was Sally Ride who flew aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, but in the hearts and imaginations of millions of young girls around the world in 1965, the title belonged to another woman, well, she was only a doll, but Astronaut Barbie made girls believe that one day, they could actually fly into space themselves.
That same year, the Hasbro toy company introduced their own astronaut – Astronaut GI Joe.
This episode will discuss the history of both Barbie and GI Joe in space and how Barbie is now a model for inspiring girls to literally reach to the stars through STEM programs which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
It will also
discuss how Astronaut GI Joe helped convince Werhner von Braun and NASA to
develop the lunar rover that would be used on the Apollo moon missions.
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