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Tanya Lee Stone

Almost Astronauts

13 Women Who Dared to Dream

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They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.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 that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even t… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Weitekamp, Margaret A.
  • ISBN: 978-0-7636-3611-1
  • EAN: 9780763636111
  • Produktnummer: 4055599
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
  • Seitenangabe: 144 S.
  • Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
  • Sonstiges: Ab 10 J.

Über den Autor


Tanya Lee Stone is a former editor and award-winning author who often writes about strong women. She has garnered starred reviews and other accolades for books such as Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald and the highly popular Amelia Earhart. She lives in Vermont. Attending Texas Book Festival in November 08.

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