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Space For Women

07/10/1981

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0hr 32min

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Documentary

STORY

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

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Anna Lee Fisher
  • Shirley Chevalier
  • Brenda Willis
  • Kathryn D. Sullivan
  • Ricardo Montalban

    Director

  • William Greaves

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • William Greaves Productions
  • NASA

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Anna Lee Fisher

    Self, Astronaut-Mission Specialist

    Shirley Chevalier

    Self, Electrical Engineer

    Brenda Willis

    Self, Safety Specialist

    Kathryn D. Sullivan

    Astronaut-Mission Specialist

    Ricardo Montalban

    Narrator