Almost heaven
Subtitle: the story of women in space
By: Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780738202099
Subjects: Astronautics; Space travel & exploration; True Stories; Women's studies; Women astronauts; Scientists - Astronauts; Space Exploration; Women In Engineering; Technology; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Women; Astrophysics & Space Science; Biography; Women in astronautics; Aeronautics & Astronautics; Engineering - General
First sentence: THE SOLDIERS PROTECTING EILEEN COLLINS and her crew in July 1999 are a reminder that, though civilian since its birth in 1958, NASA is a Cold War legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index