August 2020 – Fargo Orbit

Women in space on August 18

18 August 2020 is the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Here is a list of women who have previously celebrated the 18th of August in orbit:

Astronaut	Agency	Mission
Jan Davis	NASA	STS-85
Shannon Lucid	NASA	Mir EO-21
Claudie Haigneré	CNES	Soyuz TM-24
Susan Helms	NASA	ISS Expedition 2
Tracy Caldwell Dyson	NASA	ISS Expedition 24
Shannon Walker	NASA	ISS Expedition 24
Sunita Williams	NASA	ISS Expedition 32
Karen Nyberg	NASA	ISS Expedition 36
Kathleen Rubins	NASA	ISS Expedition 48
Peggy Whitson	NASA	ISS Expedition 52
Christina Koch	NASA	ISS Expedition 60

No “fly-over country” during a presidential campaign

On 17 August 2020, a major party convention started a week of events in Milwaukee. Due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the character of the event was changed to emphasize a 2020 that has become a national test on the boundaries of networked telepresence, though a smaller list of dignitaries have still flown in for local events at the Wisconsin Center.

Meanwhile, another major party candidate for president of the United States flew through Minnesota and Wisconsin, speaking on the tarmac at Minneapolis, and at FBOs in Mankato and Oshkosh.