Pioneering Women of NASA

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• First Class of Female Astronauts
  The first female astronaut candidates accepted in 1978. From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. They were part of the group known as the 'Thirty-five New Guys' since it was NASA's first astronaut program in eight years.
• Astronaut Eileen Collins at the Pilot's Station on Shuttle Discovery
  Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle in 1995. She flew on mission STS-63 on the shuttle Discovery.
• Astronauts Jan Davis & Mae Jemison on STS-47
  Mission Specialists Jan Davis & Dr. Mae C. Jemison on board the space shuttle Endeavor. Dr. Jemison was the first African American woman in space.
• Ride on the Flight Deck
  In 1983, Mission Specialist Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space on the space shuttle Challenger.