NOVA · SEASON 11
Space Women
Episode 16 · 1984-11-27

- Documentary
Episode overview
They have been part of the United States' space program for more than 20 years. Who are these talented, courageous women? NOVA looks at astronaut Sally Ride and her colleagues, how they are trained and their role in NASA's future.
55 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. The Case of ESP1984-01-17
2. Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier1984-01-31
3. China's Only Child1984-02-14
4. Will I Walk Again?1984-02-28
5. Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings1984-03-06
6. Down on the Farm1984-03-20
7. Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care1984-03-27
8. The World According to Weisskopf1984-04-03
9. Space Bridge to Moscow1984-10-02
10. The National Science Test I1984-10-16
11. Fountains of Paradise1984-10-23
12. The Mystery of Yellow Rain1984-10-30
13. The Nomads of the Rain Forest1984-11-06
14. Farmers of the Sea1984-11-13
15. Frontiers of Plastic Surgery1984-11-20
16. Space Women1984-11-27
17. Jaws: The True Story1984-12-04
18. Acid Rain: New Bad News1984-12-11
19. Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life1984-12-18
20. The Garden of Inheritance1985-01-08