Promised the Moon: The Untold Story Of The First Women In The Space Race by Stephanie Nolen

Promised the Moon: The Untold Story Of The First Women In The Space Race

Stephanie Nolen

384 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative inspiring fast-paced

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A female world-record-setting pilot, Jerrie Cobb was recruited in 1959 to take the astronaut tests. She excelled, so the doctor who supervised the selection of NASA's Mercury astronauts recruited additional female pilots. Twelve performed exceptio...

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