Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Karen Bush GibsonSeries:Women of ActionAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2020-03-03Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Chicago Review PressISBN-13:9781641603133ISBN-10:1641603135UPC:9781641603133Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, TechnologyBook Topic:Science & Technology, Women, Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space ScienceSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC4275R5YA
Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures
When Valentina Tereshkova blasted off aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to rocket into space. It would be nineteen years before another woman got a chance--cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982--followed by American astronaut Sally Ride a year later. By breaking the stratospheric ceiling, these women forged a path for many female astronauts, cosmonauts, and mission...
Series: Women of Action
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Chicago Review PressISBN-13:9781641603133ISBN-10:1641603135UPC:9781641603133Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, TechnologyBook Topic:Science & Technology, Women, Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space ScienceSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC4275R5YA
Karen Bush Gibson is the author of dozens of children's books, including Native American History for Kids and Women Aviators. She lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
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