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Series
Eyewitness books volume 71
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations, and the life and work of astronauts.
4) Women in space: 23 stories of first flights, scientific missions, and gravity-breaking adventures
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
When Valentina Tereshkova blasted off aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to rocket into space. It would be 19 years before another woman got a chance--cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982--followed by American astronaut Sally Ride a year later. By breaking the stratospheric ceiling, these women forged a path for many female astronauts, cosmonauts, and mission specialists to follow. Women in Space profiles 23 pioneers, including...
Author
Series
Wings Club 'sight' lecture volume 17th
Publisher
Wings Club
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English