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The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations
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