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The first female NASA astronauts qualify in Water Survival School at Turkey Point, Florida. NASA Astronaut candidate Anna L. Fisher as a boat pulls her through the water during an Air Training Command sea survival school "Drop-and-Drag" Exercise. The boat will pull her until she can stabilize herself and release the parachute risers. The exercise is designed to simulate being dragged through the water by a parachute. Fisher's classmates include Sally K. Ride, Shannon W. Lucid, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Margaret "Rhea" Seddon and Judith A. Resnik.
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The first female NASA astronauts qualify in Water Survival School at Turkey Point, Florida. NASA Astronaut candidate Anna L. Fisher as a boat pulls her through the water during an Air Training Command sea survival school "Drop-and-Drag" Exercise. The boat will pull her until she can stabilize herself and release the parachute risers. The exercise is designed to simulate being dragged through the water by a parachute. Fisher's classmates include Sally K. Ride, Shannon W. Lucid, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Margaret "Rhea" Seddon and Judith A. Resnik.