Space For Women

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 32 min
  • Premiere: 1981. July 10.

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

Discover

Anna Lee Fisher

Self, Astronaut-Mission Specialist

Shirley Chevalier

Self, Electrical Engineer

Brenda Willis

Self, Safety Specialist

Kathryn D. Sullivan

Astronaut-Mission Specialist

Crew

Curtis Graves

Technical Advisor

Directing

Production

Byron Morgan

Supervising Producer

Kem Grimm

Supervising Producer

Writing

Crew

Curtis Graves

Technical Advisor

Directing

Production

Byron Morgan

Supervising Producer

Kem Grimm

Supervising Producer

Writing