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council adventures

Our council is committed to sharing their NASA adventures with you. By contributing insights and reflections of their experiences we will broaden our resources with a "young woman's" perspective.


astronauts leaving opf for launch pad STS-93 Launch
Representatives from the council attended the historical STS-93 launch at Kennedy Space Center in which Commander Eileen Collins became NASA's first female Space Shuttle Commander.
girls with female astronauts Johnson Space Center
Women of NASA has partnered with the Ms. Foundation in celebration of the upcoming Take Our Daughters to Work Day 2000. Four of our Council members took a trip to Johnson Space Center to meet astronauts: Commander Eileen Collins, Dr. Ellen Ochoa, and Mission Specialist Yvonne Cagle - the official spokeswomen for the event. Once again, Women of NASA will produce a Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work Day, coinciding with the national initiative on April 27, 2000. Visit the archives of our previous years events and make sure to mark your calendars for next April.
bonnie and lisa with eileen collins Women in Aviation International Convention
Two of our Advisory Council Members attended the Women in Aviation, International annual conference in Memphis from March 9 - 11, 2000. Bonnie and Lisa share their adventures with you, which included meeting such famous aviators as Bobbie Trout and Commander Eileen Collins, unveiling of the poster featuring our council members, and an evening at Graceland. Read the adventures of Lisa and Bonnie and they meet the most famous female pilots in the world!
girls at launch pad STS-106 Launch
To kick off an unprecedented partnership between NASA and the Department of Labor Women's Bureau, a Women's Launch Conference was convened at Kennedy Space Center for the STS-106 launch. Representatives of our council met with leaders of National Women's organizations and DOL to discuss strategies to strengthen our outreach efforts and form alliances.
girls with andrea, barbara and June lockhart STS-92 Launch
The STS-92 Discovery mission was the 100th NASA Manned Launch. This historic mission's goal was to bring up and install important components of the International Space Station. Three members of our council traveled out to the launch while other members collaborated at NASA Ames Research Center for our Back To School Special
YWAC at ames Back To School Special
Additional members of our council collaborated at NASA Ames Research Center to produce our Back To School Special, an all day series of chats, forums, and webcasts featuring select female leaders from a broad spectrum of professions within NASA.


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