fisher@dvinci.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108) (09/14/84)
> When will the first woman pilot/command a shuttle?
I believe that there are currently no women pilots; they are all mission
specialists. Based on my memory of the astronaut application forms (didn't
you fill one out too?) shuttle pilots still need to have a number of thousands
of hours of flight time before applying. This means that the hiring of women
pilot astronauts will always lag the hiring of women in entry-level flying
positions. (Do the various military flying services have women flyers?)
Burns
faunt@saturn.UUCP (Doug Faunt) (09/16/84)
Back when I was reading Naval Aviation News, four to five years ago, the Navy had at least half-a-dozen female pilots, but only one was flying jets (A7's), and she was at China Lake Naval Weapons Test Center, I think.
hawk@oliven.UUCP (09/17/84)
>(Do the various military flying services have women flyers?)
For non combat planes, yes.
rick
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