Not Done: Women Remaking America

Women in Space

Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Some, like aviators Wally Funk and Jerrie Cobb, passed the same grueling tests as male astronauts, only to be dismissed by NASA, the military, and even Lyndon Johnson, as a distraction. It wasn’t until 1995 that Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a spacecraft.

Mae Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space

3m 55s

Astronaut Mae Jemison on reaching her goal of space travel.

Previews + Extras

  • Makers Women in Space Promo: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Makers Women in Space Promo

    S2 E3 - 30s

    Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Some, like aviators Wally Funk and Jerrie Cobb, passed the same grueling tests as male astronauts, only to be dismissed by NASA, the military, and even Lyndon Johnson, as a distraction. It wasn’t until 1995 that Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a spacecraft.

  • MAKERS Women in Space: Women are here to stay: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MAKERS Women in Space: Women are here to stay

    S2 E3 - 3m 27s

    Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Some, like aviators Wally Funk and Jerrie Cobb, passed the same grueling tests as male astronauts, only to be dismissed by NASA, the military, and even Lyndon Johnson, as a distraction. It wasn’t until 1995 that Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a spacecraft.

  • MAKERS Women in Space: Peeing in Space: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MAKERS Women in Space: Peeing in Space

    S2 E3 - 2m 5s

    Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Women discuss the NASA engineering around going to the bathroom.

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