Women soar to new heights. During this decade, women served as the secretary of the Air Force, head of the FAA, and commander of a space mission. Female flight instructors almost double in 10 years, and women lead major aviation programs. NASA hires three female military pilots to pilot the Shuttle, and Col. Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to command a space mission.

Meet the trailblazers of the 1990s in this gallery.