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"All those who see me, and all who believe in me, share in the freedom I feel when I fly." 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Aviation Chronology: 1970s Entries in grey refer to aviation and world events not specific to women. Birthdates of female pilots/groundcrew, etc. are not given individual entries, but listed in the first entry for each woman. Reference works are cited by code numbers, identified in the Bibliography.   Web thethunderchild.com F-14 Tomcat. Name Date(s) Notes Bibliography 1970 1970 1970 1970 Blanche Stuart Scott January 13, 1970 American Blanche Scott dies at Genesee Hospital in Rochester, NY. Le-1 1971 1971 1971 1971 . . . . . 1972 1972 1972 1972 . . . . . 1973 1973 1973 1973 . . . . . 1974 1974 1974 1974 . . . . . 1975 1975 1975 1975 . . . . . 1976 1976 1976 1976 . . . . . 1977 1977 1977 1977 American space exploration February 18, 1977 The space shuttle Enterprise makes its first test flight, on the top of a specially modified 747. The Enterprise is used only for test flights within the atmosphere, and is not designed to go into space. . American space exploration August 12, 1977 The space shuttle Enterprise makes its second test flight, "Tailcone on; lakebed landing." . American space exploration October 12, 1977 The space shuttle Enterprise makes its third test flight, "First with no tailcone; lakebed landing." . American space exploration October 26, 1977 The space shuttle Enterprise makes its fourth test flight, "First landing on Edwards AFB concrete runway." . . . . . . 1978 1978 1978 1978 Sally Ride 1978 American Sally Ride answers an advertisement by NASA, who are looking for astronaut candidates. She is one of 8,000 people to do so. . 1979 1979 1979 1979 . . . . .

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