Women in space:following Valentina
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Springer Published in association with Praxis Pub.
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Publisher Address: | Berlin New York Chichester, UK |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b138354 |
Carrier Form: | xxix, 410 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
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9781846280788 (electronic bk.) 1846280788 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | K837 |
CLC: | K837.126.1 |
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Includes bibliography and index. Into the wide blue yonder -- A seagull in orbit -- The right stuff, the wrong sex -- The rocket-plane and the space shuttle -- Shuttlenauts -- Sally to Svetlana -- Shuttle specialists and passengers -- Stations in space -- Earth orbit and beyond -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Spaceflight chronology, 1963-2003 -- Appendix 2. Careers and experience -- Appendix 3. Spaceflight records and EVAs -- Appendix 4. NASA shuttle missions with female crew-members, 1983-2004. |