Neil Armstrong took one small step for man in 1969, but it would be decades before NASA made one giant leap for American women.
Meet the Mercury 13: Women Fight for Spaceflight
The Mercury 13 aced the same tests as male astronauts, but decades would pass before American women flew in space.
May 20, 2019 5:00 AMDec 13, 2019 8:21 PM
Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983. (Credit: NASA)
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