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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots--a group then made up exclusively of men--had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender....
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Recaptures the historic moments leading up to the launch of the space shuttle Columbia and the exciting story of her daring maiden flight, citing the pivotal contributions of the first astronauts to fly the shuttle, John Young and Bob Crippen.
Publisher
SRP
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Participants, family members, historians, and experts paint a rich portrait of one of the most fascinating achievements in history. It is a story about the people, the events, and the obstacles that comprised one of humanities' greatest triumphs.
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