Sounds very similar to Sally Ride. Many people who worked with her had complaints about her level of professionalism and behavior. Many believe she was chosen t

Sounds very similar to Sally Ride. Many people who worked with her had complaints about her level of professionalism and behavior. Many believe she was chosen to be the first because her name went well with PR. And this was not a sexism thing - many of the people with legitimate complaints spoke highly of other female astronauts, like Judy Resnik (and history does not cover the other 5 like it does Sally Ride).