Women were not part of the astronaut program when it first began -- there was originally a requirement that astronauts be military test pilots, and no women had such experience. But after one attempt ending in 1960 to include women, women were finally admitted to the program. Here is an image gallery of some of the notable women astronauts from NASA history.
- Judith ResnikJudith Resnik
- Teachers in SpaceChrista McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan, primary and back-up astronauts for NASA's Teachers in Space
- Christa McAuliffe Christa McAuliffe
- Christa McAuliffe and Barbara MorganChrista McAuliffe teacher in spacs and backup Barbara Morgan practice moving in weightlessness
- Anna L. Fisher, M.D.Anna L. Fisher, NASA Astronaut
- Margaret Rhea SeddonMargaret Rhea Seddon
- Shannon Lucid Shannon Lucid
- Shannon LucidShannon Lucid on treadmill aboard Russian space station Mir, 1996.
- Shannon Lucid and Rhea SeddonSTS-58 Crew Portrait, 1993.
- Mae JemisonMae Jemison
- N. Jan DavisN. Jan Davis
- N. Jan Davis and Mae C. JemisonFemale astronauts N. Jan Davis and Mae C. Jemison aboard the space shuttle, STS-47, 1992.
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