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From: fisher@dvinci.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108)
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Subject: Women shuttle pilots
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Date: Fri, 14-Sep-84 13:32:15 EDT
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>  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