Inspiring Vintage Images of Female Space Pioneers for the Documentary Makers: Women in Space

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Apr 2, 2015 01:12 pm

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Makers has a great documentary about the history of America space travel from a female perspective, so check out a few of the vintage images they put together to remind everyone of the part women have played in our space program.

There are even more images of women in space over on the Makers website, and you can watch some of the women pictured above tell their stories in the fascinating Makers: Women in Space documentary.

(via Makers, images via NASA)

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.