Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp].
2009
TL789.85.A1 S79 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Margaret A. Weitekamp].
Author
Stone, Tanya Lee.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780763636111
0763636118
9780763645021 (pbk.)
0763645028 (pbk.)
9780329700805 (bound)
0329700804 (bound)
0763636118
9780763645021 (pbk.)
0763645028 (pbk.)
9780329700805 (bound)
0329700804 (bound)
Imprint
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Call Number
TL789.85.A1 S79 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.450092/273
Summary
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 though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.
Note
"The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"-Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards
Jane Addams Honor, 2010
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Table of Contents
T minus thirty-eight years
I jumped at the offer
Not a meaningful test!
Mommy's going to the moon!
Too good to be true
Regret to advise
Let's stop this now!
Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!
The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes
NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space
We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back
I am living proof that dreams do come true.
I jumped at the offer
Not a meaningful test!
Mommy's going to the moon!
Too good to be true
Regret to advise
Let's stop this now!
Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!
The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes
NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space
We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back
I am living proof that dreams do come true.