Women in space--following Valentina.
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| Author / Creator: | Shayler, David, 1955- |
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2005. |
| Description: | xxix, 410 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5749587 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword provided by a female space explorer
- Author's preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of illustrations
- Prologue Vostok 6 carries Tereshkova into history-news reports of the day
- Into the wide blue yonder
- A seagull in Orbit
- The right stuff, the wrong sex
- The Rocket-Plane and the Space Shuttle
- Shuttlenauts
- Sally and Svetlana
- Shuttle specialists and passengers
- Stations in space
- Earth orbit and beyond
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
