Right Stuff, Wrong Sex America's First Women in Space Program |
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| Author:
| Weitekamp, Margaret A. |
| Series title: | Gender Relations in the American Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-7994-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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On June 17, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Unlike every previous milestone in the ''space race,'' however, this event did not spur NASA to put an American woman into orbit. There were suitable candidates: two years earlier thirteen female pilots recruited by the private Woman in Space program had ......
On June 17, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Unlike every previous milestone in the ''space race,'' however, this event did not spur NASA to put an American woman into orbit. There were suitable candidates: two years earlier thirteen female pilots recruited by the private Woman in Space program had ......