Designed for class instruction and career education, and to prove that space exploration isn’t just for the boys. The film interviews women employed in the space transportation programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and shows the variety of positions that they hold as electrical engineers, aerial photography analysts, safety specialists and astronaut mission specialists. It notes how the women obtained their training and qualified for their positions. Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher, Dr. Patricia Cowings, Shirley Chevalier, Sue Norman, Sharon Orkansky, Brenda Willis, and Astronaut Catherine Sullivan are profiled. Narrated by Ricardo Montalban. Winner of NAACP Image Award For Picture Of The Year
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Anna Lee Fisher
Self - Astronaut, Mission Specialist
Shirley Chevalier
Self - Electrical Engineer
Brenda Willis
Self - Safety Specialist
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Sundown Town
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Self - Astronaut, Mission Specialist
Ricardo Montalban
Self - Narrator
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
William Greaves Director
First release July 10, 1981 · Production NASA
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William Greaves Productions
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NASA
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English
Release dates
Netherlands · July 10, 1981
Premiere · World Aerospace Film Festival in Amsterdam
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