Linda Billings, research professor, Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University shares her thoughts during a program titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Linda Billings, research professor, Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University shares her thoughts during a program titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Panel discussion participants, from left, Linda Billings, research professor, Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, Ellen Ochoa, director, NASA Johnson Space Center, Tom Costello, NBC News and moderator for the event, Margaret Weitekamp, space history curator, National Air and Space Museum, Dan Vergano, science writer for USA Today, and Rene McCormick, director of standards and quality, National Math and Science Initiative, are seen during a program titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Hart ROTORCRAFT AND POWERED LIFT BRANCH PERSONNEL (CODE AFR) N-211 WITH HARRIER. VSRA RESEARCH TEAM - Front row, L-R: Dave Walton, Seth Kurasaki, Bill Laurie, Jim Ahlman, Nels Watz, Del mWatson, Terry Stoeffler, Linda Blyskal, Ed Hess, Manuel Irizarry, Mike Stortz, Bruce Gallmeyer. Second row, L-R: Dave Nishikawa, Stan Uyeda, Trudy Schlaich, Tom Kaisersatt, John Foster, Nick Rediess, Kent Shiffer, Paul Borchers, Mike Casey, Sterling Smith, Charlie Hynes, Vern Merrick, Jack Franklin. Back row, L-R: Thad Frazier, Eric Weirshauser, Steve Timmons, Brian Hookland, Joe Paz, Kent Christensen, Jack Trapp, Bill Bjorkman, Ernesto Moralez, Joe Konecni. Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig. 126

Tom Costello from NBC News moderates a panel discussion titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" at the National Air and Space Museum on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)