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Collection:
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7-day Books |
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Call Number:
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629.4 |
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Author:
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Grush, Loren, |
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Title:
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The six : |
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Remainder of title:
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the untold story of America's first women astronauts / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots--a group then made up exclusively of men--had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978--Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon. In The Six, acclaimed journalist Loren Grush shows these brilliant and courageous women enduring claustrophobic--and sometimes deeply sexist--media attention, undergoing rigorous survival training, and preparing for years to take multi-million-dollar payloads into orbit. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her life when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 46,000 feet. Everyone knows of Sally Ride's history-making first space ride, but each of the Six would make their mark" -- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781982172800 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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1982172800 |
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(hardcover) |
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(hardcover) |
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System control number:
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(OCoLC)on1396158472 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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lccopycat |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us--- |
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Classification number:
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TL789.8.U5 |
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Item number:
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G78 2023 |
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Edition number:
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23/eng/20230830 |
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Classification number:
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629.40973 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Loren Grush. |
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Title proper/short title:
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6 : |
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Remainder of title:
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the untold story of America's first women astronauts |
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Edition statement:
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First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York , NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Scribner |
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Date of publication:
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2023 |
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New York : |
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Scribner, |
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2023 |
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Extent:
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422 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, includes indes |
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Other physical details:
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Hardcover |
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Dimensions:
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24 cm |
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rdacontent |
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rdacontent |
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still image |
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text |
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sti |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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General note:
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Includes index. |
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Title:
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But only men can be astronauts -- |
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Title:
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Far from home -- |
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Title:
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Still warming up the bench -- |
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Title:
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NASA catches up -- |
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Title:
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Are you still interested in coming to work for NASA? -- |
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Title:
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Jet-setting -- |
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The dawn of the space shuttle -- |
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Title:
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Working with men -- |
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Title:
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Choosing "The One" -- |
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Title:
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Ready, set . . . -- |
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Title:
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Sally's ride -- |
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Title:
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Take two -- |
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Title:
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A walk into the void -- |
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Title:
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Anna to the rescue -- |
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Title:
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The heist -- |
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Title:
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The prince and the frog -- |
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Title:
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Turning point -- |
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Title:
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Closing a chapter. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 10/27/23. donated by Magaret Caron |
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Purchase price:
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32.50 |
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element:
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United States. |
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Subordinate unit:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
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Subject:
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Women astronauts |
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Subject:
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Astronauts |
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Subject:
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Astronautes |
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General subdivision:
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History. |
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General subdivision:
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History. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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United States |
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Geographic subdivision:
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United States |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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rk06 2023-10-11 z-processor |
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rk06 2023-10-16 to CMD |