Promised the Moon
Download or Read eBook Promised the Moon PDF written by Stephanie Nolen and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stephanie Nolen |
| Publisher | : Turtleback |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1531156878 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781531156879 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Promised the Moon by : Stephanie Nolen
Book excerpt: A female world-record-setting pilot, Jerrie Cobb was recruited in 1959 to take the astronaut tests. She excelled, so the doctor who supervised the selection of NASA's Mercury astronauts recruited additional female pilots. Twelve performed exceptionally. Stephanie Nolen tracked down eleven of the surviving "Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees" and learned the story of those early days of the space race and the disappointment when, in 1961, the women were grounded.
