The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel / Meredith Bagby.
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William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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2023
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First edition.
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| New Britain, Main Library - New Materials | 629.45 BAG | Check Shelf | ||
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| Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - New Materials | 629.45 BAGBY | DUE 04-10-23 | ||
| Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction | 629.45 BAGBY | On Holdshelf | ||
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| Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - New Materials | 629.45 BAGBY | Check Shelf | ||
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| Windsor, Main Library - Adult New Materials | 629.45 BA | Check Shelf |
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First edition.
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| Description |
xv, 511 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-495) and index.
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| Summary |
"The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttle program, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Contents |
Author's note -- Character list -- Ad astra -- Light this candle -- Ten interesting people -- Baptism by fire, water, and air -- I'll be you -- Get the son of a bitch in space -- The dream is alive -- To have and have not -- A feather in her cap -- Rocket dawn -- We deliver -- Yellow death -- Much have I traveled -- Send me in, coach -- Blood moon -- The prince and the politician -- Beautiful, like America -- Godspeed -- Speedbrake -- All we know of heaven -- Nature cannot be fooled -- God help you if you screw this up -- Through a glass darkly -- Closer to God -- Everything that rises must converge -- Yesterday in Texas -- God bless.
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Historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel
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| ISBN |
9780063141971 (hardcover)
0063141973 (hardcover)
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