Almost Astronauts : 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Paperback)

from mapalumbo

Almost Astronauts is the eye-opening story of 13 women who went through space trials while NASA was assembling the Mercury 7 astronauts for the first moon mission. The book shows compelling evidence that these women were more qualified than the men who flew to the moon, but were not considered in...

from chelsea6273

Written by Tanya Lee Stone, "Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream" is an interesting book about women's roles in the 1960s space race. Stone did a decent amount of research for this book, making it a reliable source on the topic. I would recommend this book to others because it is not-y...

from rmthoma2

I didn't think I would like this book but I did. The book talks about parts of astronauts and going into space that I have never heard of. In this book it tells you the things many women went through to get ready to go into space. Most of the women mentioned in the book never made it to outer spa...

from jmsummer

As a big sci-fi/ space enthusiast, I feel ashamed that I was not aware of this part of space history. As an historian, I am all too aware that this part of history may not be covered. This book is about the 13 women that could have become part of our space program. It starts off with a scene of t...

from jaisidore

Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone is a book that details the journey of women who sought to be astronauts. This work details the pronounce gender discrimination of women during the mid 20th century. The organization of the work cleverly alludes to the expectations of a handful of women to jour...