The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel / Meredith Bagby.

"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 fi...

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Main Author: Bagby, Meredith E. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xv, 511 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel
Format: Book

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