The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel / Meredith Bagby.
2023
TL 789.85 .A1 B34 2023 (Mapit)
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Title
The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel / Meredith Bagby.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780063141971 hardcover
0063141973 hardcover
9780063141995 electronic book
006314199X electronic book
0063141973 hardcover
9780063141995 electronic book
006314199X electronic book
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Language
English
Description
xv, 511 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Call Number
TL 789.85 .A1 B34 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.450092 B
Summary
"The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttle program, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"-- Provided by the publisher.
Bagby introduces readers to the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more. She profiles their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttle program, depicting these young astronauts and the exuberant social and scientific progress of the space shuttle program against the efforts of NASA officials who struggled to meet America's military demands and commercial aspirations. -- adapted from jacket
Bagby introduces readers to the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more. She profiles their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttle program, depicting these young astronauts and the exuberant social and scientific progress of the space shuttle program against the efforts of NASA officials who struggled to meet America's military demands and commercial aspirations. -- adapted from jacket
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Author's note
Character list
Ad astra
Light this candle
Ten interesting people
Baptism by fire, water, and air
I'll be you
Get the son of a bitch in space
The dream is alive
To have and have not
A feather in her cap
Rocket dawn
We deliver
Yellow death
Much have I traveled
Send me in, coach
Blood moon
The prince and the politician
Beautiful, like America
Godspeed
Speedbrake
All we know of heaven
Nature cannot be fooled
God help you if you screw this up
Through a glass darkly
Closer to God
Everything that rises must converge
Yesterday in Texas
God bless.
Character list
Ad astra
Light this candle
Ten interesting people
Baptism by fire, water, and air
I'll be you
Get the son of a bitch in space
The dream is alive
To have and have not
A feather in her cap
Rocket dawn
We deliver
Yellow death
Much have I traveled
Send me in, coach
Blood moon
The prince and the politician
Beautiful, like America
Godspeed
Speedbrake
All we know of heaven
Nature cannot be fooled
God help you if you screw this up
Through a glass darkly
Closer to God
Everything that rises must converge
Yesterday in Texas
God bless.