
Almost astronauts : the true story of the "Mercury 13" women
Title:
 Almost astronauts : the true story of the "Mercury 13" women
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Year Published:
 2009
Physical Description:
 133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Note:
 "The true story of the "Mercury 13" women"--Cover.
Contents:
 "T minus thirty-eight years" -- "I jumped at the offer" -- "Not a meaningful test!" -- "Mommy's going to the moon!" -- "It was too good to be true" -- "Regret to advise" -- "Let's stop this now!" -- "Jerrie Cobb isn't running this program. I am!" -- "The men go off and fight the wars and fly the airplanes" -- "NASA never had any intention of putting those women in space" -- "We want to see a woman driving the bus, not sitting in the back" -- "I am living proof that dreams do come true."
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ISBN:
 9780763636111
9780763645021
Publisher:
 Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.

