Almost astronauts : the true story of the "Mercury 13" women /
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved t...
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| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Mass. :
Candlewick Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | First edition |
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