| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
KSC-95PC-277 |
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| Date : |
02/02/1995
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Title
Seven Members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees in 1995
Full Description
Exuberant and thrilled to be at the Kennedy Space Center, seven
women who once aspired to fly into space stand outside Launch Pad
39B neat the Space Shuttle Discovery, poised for liftoff on the
first flight of 1995. They are members of the First Lady
Astronaut Trainees (FLATs, also known as the "Mercury 13"), a
group of women who trained to become astronauts for Americas
first human spaceflight program back in the early 1960s.
Although this FLATs effort was never an official NASA program,
their commitment helped pave the way for the milestone Eileen
Collins set: becoming the first female Shuttle pilot.
Visiting the space center as invited guests of STS-63 Pilot
Eileen Collins are (from left): Gene Nora Jessen, Wally Funk,
Jerrie Cobb, Jerri Truhill, Sarah Rutley, Myrtle Cagle and
Bernice Steadman.
Keywords
Mercury 13 First Lady Astronaut Trainees FLATs STS-63 Discovery Jessen Funk Cobb Truhill Rutley Cagle KESteadman Eileen Collins Launch Pad 39B Kennedy Space Center KSC
Subject Category
Mercury-Program, Women,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
KSC-95PC-277
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000196
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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