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Air and Space - Women Astronauts, Pilots, and Others

Women proved their place in what had been men's worlds as they took to the skies -- in planes, later in space capsules, shuttles, and the space station. Some women astronomers helped chart the skies. Other women were key in supporting air and space adventures of humankind.

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