Description |
xxix, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Into the wide blue yonder -- A seagull in orbit -- The right stuff, the wrong sex -- The rocket-plane and the space shuttle -- Shuttlenauts -- Sally and Svetlana -- Shuttle specialists and passengers -- Stations in space -- Earth orbit and beyond -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Spaceflight chronology, 1963-2003 -- Appendix 2. Careers and experience -- Appendix 3. Spaceflight records and EVAs -- Appendix 4. NASA shuttle missions with female crew-members, 1983-2004. |
Subject |
Women astronauts.
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Women astronauts. |
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Astronautics -- United States -- History.
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Astronautics. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Moule, Ian A.
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ISBN |
1852337443 |
Standard No. |
9781852337445 |
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