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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."--
64) Mars: Season 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Set in the year 2033, this one-of-a-kind blend of scripted drama and fascinating documentary sequences centers on twin female astronauts who courageously embark on an epic adventure: humanity's awe-inspiring quest to colonize Mars. The world's most brilliant minds in space exploration, including visionary thinkers Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, NASA astronauts and more, share what the not-so-distant future may hold for all of us.
70) 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.
71) 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.
74) Mae Jemison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Appears on list
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.
75) Sally Ride
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Sally Ride in the She Persisted series"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttleprogram, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"--
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.
79) Mae Jemison
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present the life of Mae Jemison"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to her early years as one of the Air Force's first female pilots. She was in the first class of women to earn pilot's wings at Vance Air Force Base and was...
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