To the stars : women spacefarers' legacy / Umberto Cavallaro.
Cavallaro, Umberto, author.
2023
TL789.85.A1
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Title To the stars : women spacefarers' legacy / Umberto Cavallaro.
Author Cavallaro, Umberto, author.
Edition Second edition.
ISBN 9783031198601 (electronic bk.)
3031198603 (electronic bk.)
9783031198595
303119859X
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19860-1
Published Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (588 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-19860-1 doi
Call Number TL789.85.A1
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.45009252
Summary This book is the second edition of Women Spacefarers and tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and continuing to the present day, it covers the many female players who have had a central role in the greatest adventure of our time. The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the brave women who have flown in space. For each entry, the author contextualizes the spacefarer's accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate of the time. The second edition features fifteen additional profiles on figures such as Jessica Meir and Wally Funk; new interview material; a new thematic structure based on each woman's science specialty and role; an expanded glossary; and more. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, engineers and managers, and left a legacy of strength for all aspiring spacefarers.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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Chapter 1. The First Ladies of Space
Chapter 2. Performing Science and Engineering in Space
Chapter 3. Outside the Spacecraft
Chapter 4. Madam Robotics Expert
Chapter 5. The Right Stuff
Chapter 6. Military Women Astronauts
Chapter 7. Spaceflight Participants.

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