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Women spacefarers : sixty different paths to space

Cavallaro, Umberto, author

Overview

This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, they became players in the greatest adventure of our time. The author contextualizes their accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate, from the Cold War in the background to the changing status of women in society at large during the Seventies. The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the sixty women who flew in space in the first half century of space history. It reports their achievements and some little known details. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, and engineers; many are now in high level managerial positions both at NASA or in public and private organizations, and all left a legacy of strength.

• Publisher: Springer,Praxis Publishing
• Subject: Women astronauts Biography. / Women astronauts. / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
• ISBN: 9783319340470, 3319340476

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
TL789.85.A1 C38 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE