书目名称 | Women Spacefarers | 副标题 | Sixty Different Path | 编辑 | Umberto Cavallaro | 视频video | | 概述 | Takes a fresh look at the lives and achievements of sixty former female astronauts in the Sixties and Seventies.Brings to the forefront forgotten women trailblazers in space exploration across several | 丛书名称 | Springer Praxis Books | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .This book 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, they became players in the greatest adventure of our time. The author contextualizes their accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate, from the Cold War in the background to the changing status of women in society at large during the Seventies..The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the sixty women who flew in space in the first half century of space history. It reports their achievements and some little known details. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, and engineers; many are now in high level managerial positions both at NASA or in public and private organizations, and all left a legacy of strength.. | 出版日期 | Book 20171st edition | 关键词 | Female space pioneers; Women in space; Space gender studies; Cold War space race; female test pilots; Wom | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34048-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-34048-7 | copyright | Springer International Publishing AG 2017 |
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