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The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel
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"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 ...
"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"--
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
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- Creator
- Meredith Bagby
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
- ©2023
- Physical Details
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- xv, 511 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780063141971, 0063141973, 9780063141995, 006314199X
- OCLC
- on1353818718
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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
Subjects
- Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
- African American astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
- Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
- Diversity in the workplace -- United States.
- Multiculturalism -- United States.
- Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
- Women in astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Biography.