Showing posts with label female astronauts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label female astronauts. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2025

Ken Hawkin's photograph depicting NASA's original six women astronauts in training has been acquired by the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum

 

photograph depicting NASA's original six women astronauts in training at Water Survival School at Turkey Point, FL (Sally Ride, Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Sedan, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Anna L. Fisher and Judith A. Resnick)

"The Six” - The original six women NASA astronaut candidates in training at the U.S. Air Force Water Survival School at Turkey Point, Florida. 1978. Archival pigment print, 20” x 16”. © Ken Hawkins for National Geographic/The Monroe Gallery 

Ken Hawkin's photograph depicting NASA's original six women astronauts in training at Water Survival School at Turkey Point, FL has been acquired by the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum for its’ permanent collection and will be featured in the upcoming “At Home in Space” exhibition at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

“The Six” are Sally Ride, Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Sedan, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Anna L. Fisher and Judith A. Resnick.