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The six, the untold story of America's first women astronauts, Loren Grush

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The six

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Loren Grush

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

the untold story of America's first women astronauts

"When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women. Eventually, though, NASA opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978--Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her life when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. Everyone knows of Sally Ride's history-making first space ride, but each of the Six would make their mark"--, Back cover

Cast of characters -- Prologue -- But only men can be astronauts -- Far from home -- Still warming up the bench -- NASA catches up -- Are you still interested in coming to work for NASA? -- Jet-setting -- The dawn of the space shuttle -- Working with men -- Choosing "the one" -- Ready, set -- Sally's ride -- Take two -- A walk into the void -- Anna to the rescue -- The heist -- The prince and the frog -- Turning point -- Closing a chapter -- Epilogue

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6, the untold story of America's first women astronauts