[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe she has heard from Sheila Jackson Lee about the US having already sent men to Mars. So she wants the Emirates to send women to Mars before they send men.

That will make Americans more aware of the unconscious sexism of our space program.

Of course space itself is patriarchal--7 of the 9 planets have male names, all except Venus and Earth (Terra).

But if you count any object orbiting the sun which is more than 700 miles in diameter as a planet, then there are 10, because then Eris would be a planet (it is thought to have a diameter of 925 miles, so it is larger than Pluto). In that case 3 of the 10 planets would have female names. 30%--almost as high as the proportion of Supreme Court justices who have female names.

[youngidiot]

Can you imagine? That’s why we’ve never had a woman walk on the moon.
Woman: Houston we have a problem.
Houston: What’s the problem?
Woman: You know what’s the problem.
Houston: We’re in Houston, we have no way of knowing your problem. Please advise.
Woman: (silence)
(Explosion)

[youngidiot]

Can you imagine? That’s why we’ve never had a woman walk on the moon.
Woman: Houston we have a problem.
Houston: What’s the problem?
Woman: You know what’s the problem.
Houston: We’re in Houston, we have no way of knowing your problem. Please advise.
Woman: (silence)
(Explosion)