The Six

The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

The Six was an extraordinary cohort of women recruited by NASA in the seventies. Ride was just one member of the Six. Greeted in Houston by make-up bags designed for use in space, no designated locker rooms and flight suits that didn't fit, they went on to break barriers on earth and in space. In 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman to go into space. Anna Fisher was assigned to her first space flight while pregnant. Judy Resnik was killed in the Challenger explosion in 1986. But her legacy - and that of all the Six - lives on. This sparkling history reveals their journey through NASA's outreach programme, rigorous tests and training, sexism, press attention, and the solidarity with which they overcame obstacles and launched into space.

4 editions

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2023 by Scribner.

ISBN:: 978-1-9821-7280-0
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Subjects

Space sciences
Women's studies
United states, history, 20th century

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The Six The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

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The stories of the 35 astronauts selected in 1978 were recently told in The New Guys by Meredith Bagby. Among that groundbreaking group were NASA’s first six women astronauts, whose influence changed spaceflight, and arguably society, forever. Loren Grush tells their stories in The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts. Forty years on, the struggles they overcame are still inspirational. One giant leap for everyone. #Astronauts #NASA #Spaceflight #netgalley shortestrevs.com/blog/the-six-the-untold-story-of-americas-first-women-astronauts/