Wally Funk's Race for Space
The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer
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ISBN
9781908906380
Bindwijze
Paperback
Taal
Engels
Auteur
Uitgeverij
The Westbourne Press
Jaar van uitgifte
2019
Aantal pagina's
264
Waar gaat het over?
The inspirational story of a female pilot who led the way for women in space, written by an award-winning British journalist.
In 1961, Wally Funk was the youngest of thirteen American female pilots in the Woman in Space programme. Her mission was to become one of the first women astronauts. But a combination of politics and prejudice meant the programme was abruptly cancelled. Neither Wally nor the other pilots ever made it into space. Now approaching eighty, Wally is joined by fellow space enthusiast Sue Nelson as she races to make her giant leap before it’s too late. They travel across the United States and Europe – taking in NASA’s mission control in Houston and Spaceport America in New Mexico, where Wally’s ride into space awaits – meeting with female astronauts and trailblazers along the way. Touching on the Space Race and women’s achievements in aviation, this is the remarkable story of a courageous pioneer who could have been the first woman in space.
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