Women in space

Women in Space profiles 23 pioneers, including Eileen Collins, the first woman to command the space shuttle; Peggy Whitson, who logged more than a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station; and Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space; as well as astronauts from Japan, Canada, Italy, South Korea, France, and more.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Karen Bush Gibson
Age7-11, 11-14
Published2014
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Shelf referenceESA 629.450092 BUS
ISN/ISBN9781613748442
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8u74

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