Women in space: 23 stories of first flights, scientific missions, and gravity-breaking adventures
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Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2014.
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234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Rating:
12+
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Description
Profiles twenty-three women from ten different countries whose careers span half a century of human spaceflight, including such heroines as Sally Ride, Peggy Whitson, Mae Jemison, and the women of Mercury 13.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781613748442 (cloth), 1613748442 (cloth)
Lexile measure:
1080
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references( pages 221-227) and index.
Description
Profiles twenty-three women from ten different countries whose careers span half a century of human spaceflight, including such heroines as Sally Ride, Peggy Whitson, Mae Jemison, and the women of Mercury 13.
Target Audience
12+
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Gibson, K. B. (2014). Women in space: 23 stories of first flights, scientific missions, and gravity-breaking adventures. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gibson, Karen Bush. 2014. Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-breaking Adventures. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gibson, Karen Bush, Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-breaking Adventures. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gibson, Karen Bush. Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-breaking Adventures. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2014.
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