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    Trump touts Space Force, moon and Mars plans in State of the Union address

    An inspiring speech, as usual. Don't worry, I'm not taking everything he says precisely, just in general terms. But I'll tell you, I do not feel comfortable about a "Space Force". We are keeping the military out of Antarctica, why do we need a Space Force? We work well with Russia in space...
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    Astronauts honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and replace ISS batteries on 3rd all-woman spacewalk

    I do not call them "female" astronauts. They are astronauts. Unless they are cosmonauts. It's quite true that in space certainly woman and men are equal, certainly in near orbit. I wish them success. And women doing a spacewalk is no more (or less) significant than men doing a spacewalk.
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    Astronauts honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and replace ISS batteries on 3rd all-woman spacewalk

    Not today. Space walking for a woman today is no more (or less) significant than it is for a man.
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    Astronauts honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and replace ISS batteries on 3rd all-woman spacewalk

    Not clear why this is more of an accomplishment for women astronauts than for men. And why this is in honor to MLK.