Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Pilot Names



Here are the assignments...













ID(Pilot#)NameAchievement
1(27)Amelia EarhartMany - First woman to solo the Atlantic.
2(28)Shannon LucidFirst woman to be awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor - spent six months on Mir.
3(29)Blanche Stuart Scott (aka "Buddy Buddy")Without permission or knowledge of Glenn Curtiss, the airplane's owner and builder, removes a small wood wedge and is

able to get the airplane airborne -- without any flying lessons -- thus becoming the first American woman to pilot an airplane
4Valentina TereshkovaFirst woman in space.
4(30)Sally RideFirst American Woman in Space.
5(31)Svetlana SavitskayaFirst woman to walk in space.
6(32)Kathrine SullivanFirst American woman to walk in space.
7(33)Mae JemisonFirst African-American woman in space.
8(34)Ellen OchoaFirst Hispanic woman in space.
9(35)Anna FisherFirst person to retrieve a malfunctioning satellite, using the orbiter remote manipulator arm.
10(36)Eileen CollinsFirst woman to pilot a space shuttle.
11(37)Elisabeth ThibleFirst woman to fly in a hot-air baloon.
12(38)Therese PeltierFirst woman to fly an airplane solo.

Thanks to About.com for their articles: Women in Space - Timeline and Women in Aviation - Timeline.

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