Find a CNN article describing Jerrie Cobb's efforts to get to space. Includes a video interview and links to related stories.

Florida Today article from June 21,1998 profiles the woman astronaut who was officially trained for space travel in 1959 but was then denied.

Watch a RealVideo interview with NASA's first female shuttle commander. Includes photos and personal profile.

Offers a complete profile of the Air Force pilot who became the first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle. Learn about her space missions.

Read the launch announcement from NASA describing its first mission with a woman shuttle commander. Learn about the US Air Force astronaut.

Read the official profile of this Naval pilot and NASA astronaut who has logged over 381 hours in space.

Includes a profile of the Naval aviator that discusses her flight experience and her roles in NASA's CAPCOM communications center and in space.

Learn about the awards won by the cardiologist who became the first Japanese woman to fly in space twice. Includes a list of her experiments.

Wally Funk describes the elite women aviators who were trained by NASA but denied a chance for space travel. Includes bios for the Mercury 13.

Profiles the Air Force nurse who became NASA's first astronaut nurse in 1959. Learn about her experiences with the Mercury 7 astronauts.

Read an autobiographical profile of the Ascent Flight Dynamics officer and learn about her responsibilities before and during a mission.