ocm52518743, OCoLC, 2017-03-20, 030614s2003 nyua b 001 0ceng, 2003013801, , , 0738202096, 9780738202099, , , , , (OCoLC)52518743, , , DLC, eng, DLC, BAKER, BTCTA, LVB, YDXCP, FMO, YOM, FCX, GEBAY, OCLCQ, IG#, UKMGB, BDX, , , pcc, , , TL 789.85, A1 K48 2003, 0, 0, TL 789.85, P3702, Kevles, Bettyann,, , , Almost heaven :, the story of women in space /, Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles., 1, 0, 1st ed., , , New York :, Basic Books,, 2003., , , New York :, Basic Books,, 2003., xiii, 274 p. :, ill. ;, 25 cm., , , Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index., , , Astronauts and astronettes -- two valentinas -- still grounded -- explorers or pioneers -- back in Star City -- two American women -- from the ashes -- not quite a hotel -- chatterbox in orbit -- officers and gentlewomen -- at home in space., 0, , "Bettyann Kevles delivers the first authoritative account of women in space, from the thirteen women who tried in vain to become America's first female astronauts to Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark's final flight on the space shuttle Columbia. Through intensive interviews and meticulous research, Kevles crafts a riveting - at times inspirational - story of women who had "the right stuff," but had to struggle to prove it." "In bringing these women to life, Kevle probes the nature of their ambition, pinpointing where they were ahead of the curve - gaining access to professions formerly closed to them - and where they benefited from the efforts of others. She also lifts the veil on astronaut selection and explores the personal tensions among the women in the corps. She even addresses the taboo subject of sex in space." "More importantly, though, Kevles traces the impact of Cold War competition and the American women's movement on the world's most exclusive men's club. In the early 1960s - when the Apollo astronauts were preparing to go to the moon - American women were fighting for their own place in space. But they didn't have a chance. Institutions had to change and laws had to be passed and then implemented for women to become the pilots, scientists, engineers and physicians NASA needed. Over the next two decades, American women pushed open one door after another."--Jacket., 1, , Modern Book, Purchase, , , 2008.034, , , Women astronauts, Women in astronautics., , , 0, 0, Biography., Table of contents, Contributor biographical information, Publisher description, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003013801.html, http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0832/2003013801-b.html, http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0832/2003013801-d.html, Baker & Taylor, BKTY, 25.95, 19.46, 0738202096, , , 0004206419, active, HELD BY AP$ - 1054 OTHER HOLDINGS, , , c, a, m, 4, a, a52518743zDLCdURIhCoreiLCCkDDCnSummaryppcctContentsu20130222, a241142614zHLSbHARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBRhFull batchiLCCkDDCu20100720, a242846788zHLSbHARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBRhFull batchiLCCkDDCu20100804, a481958676zN15bNEW YORK UNIV, GROUP BATCHLOADhCoreiLCCkDDCppccu20100716, a176159807zPULbPRINCETON UNIVhFulliLCCkDDCppccu20100712, a232095620zSLRbHARVARD UNIV, SCHLESINGER LIBRhFull batchiLCCkDDCu20100729, a368147904zUBYbBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBRhCoreiLCCkDDCppccqcatu20100629, a270326396zSTFbSTANFORD UNIV LIBRhCoreiLCCkDDCppccu20100726, a689784123zYUMbYALE UNIV MED LIBRdURIhFulliLCCppccu20130323, a190383071zPAUbUNIV OF PENNSYLVANIAhCoreiLCCkDDCppccu20100721, a489512460zTEUbTEMPLE UNIVhFullu20100720, aZ0bAP$, DATE_RECEIVED, 2008-2-1, TL789.85 .A1 K48 2003
