The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel
Title:
The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel
Author:
Bagby, Meredith E., author.
ISBN:
9780063141971
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xv, 511 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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.
Abstract:
"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 publisher.
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