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63) Space heroes
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
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Description
Profiles four women who have been integral to NASA's space program, helping to develop the Hubble Space Telescope, create computer code to send spacecraft to the moon, and work onboard the space shuttle.
64) Ellen Ochoa
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Ellen Ochoa's has a passion for engineering, space, and science. Readers will find out how Ochoa used this passion to earn a doctorate from Stanford and become the first Hispanic American female in space. Learn how she uses this passion to inspire students of all ages to work hard in school and follow their dreams.
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Random House trade paperback edition.
Language
English
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Description
Profiles the thirteen women, all pilots who passed the same battery of tests as the Mercury 7 astronauts, who were chosen as America's first female astronauts but who were refused the opportunity to participate.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Join Sally Ride on her journey aboard the Space Shuttle! This book examines the extraordinary life of the first female US astronaut in space, from her early life to using a robotic arm in space. Find out about other female astronauts and their achievements. Understand the rigorous training that astronauts undergo and how they prepare for a journey into the unknown."--
72) Women in space
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
Description
Profiles some of the women, including two Russians, who have had important roles in space exploration and provides a brief history of the U.S. space program.
74) Sally Ride
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space.
77) Mae Jemison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
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Description
Traces the life of the first African-American woman to go into space, from her childhood in Chicago through her astronaut training and first spaceflight to life after working with NASA.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book is a behind-the-scenes look at the bizarre crime of astronaut Lisa Nowak, who drove 900 miles to intercept and confront her romantic rival in an airport parking lot--allegedly using diapers on the trip so she wouldn't have to stop. This is a riveting journey inside the high-pressure world of one of America's most elite agencies and the life of one beleaguered astronaut.
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