<p>In 1962, young Linda Halpern decided to fulfill a school assignment by inquiring about how she could pursue a dream. Required to write a letter for a grade-school class, Ms. Halpern addressed hers to President John F. Kennedy, asking what she would need to do to become an astronaut. The reply that came from the   <a href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/nasas-early-stand-on-women-astronauts/">...Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/nasas-early-stand-on-women-astronauts/">NASA’s Early Stand on Women Astronauts: “No Present Plans to Include Women on Space Flights”</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu">AirSpace</a>.</p>