Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A .) Regional Commissioner Richard J. Holden noted that the August decrease was influenced by lower prices for gasoline.
NASA officials were reportedly especially impressed with her course on The American Woman which she had developed and taught. Barbara Morgan was the backup Teacher in Space who also trained with NASA in the astronaut training program. Christa McAuliffe was scheduled to teach two lessons from the space shuttle.
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, flew 20 years and 2 days before Sally Ride, the first American woman to follow in her footsteps (Credits: NASA). Sally Ride and Valentina Tereshkova, as the first women from their respective countries to fly in space, helped to usher in an era of equality in human spaceflight.