When male NASA engineers decided the first American female astronaut might need “space makeup” #NASA #Space @NASAhistory @NASA

Via NASA’s History Office: Sally Ride said: “The engineers at NASA, in their infinite wisdom, decided that women astronauts would want makeup – so they designed a makeup kit… You can just imagine the discussions amongst the predominantly male engineers about what should go in a makeup kit.”

You can read more about women in space in their article here

And more about pioneering Astronaut Sally Ride here.