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To The Stars

Women Spacefarers¿ Legacy

Pocket
Engelsk
Springer Praxis Books
To The Stars
To The Stars
  • Forfatter: Umberto Cavallaro
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 588
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: Springer Praxis Books
  • EAN: 9783031198595
  • Utgivelsesår: 2023
  • Bidragsyter: Cavallaro, Umberto
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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,