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The Six

The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

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The Six

Auteur(s): Loren Grush
Narrateur(s): Inés del Castillo
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“Vivid.” —The Guardian * “Engrossing.” —Booklist * “Suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening.” —Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures

In this account of America’s first women astronauts “Grush skillfully weaves a story that, at its heart, is about desire: not a nation’s desire to conquer space, but the longing of six women to reach heights that were forbidden to them” (The New York Times).

When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots—a group then made up exclusively of men—had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978—Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon.

In The Six, acclaimed journalist Loren Grush shows these brilliant and courageous women enduring claustrophobic—and sometimes deeply sexist—media attention, undergoing rigorous survival training, and preparing for years to take multi-million-dollar payloads into orbit. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her life when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 46,000 feet. Everyone knows of Sally Ride’s history-making first space ride, but each of the Six would make their mark. “A spirited group biography…it’s hard not to feel awe for these women” (The Wall Street Journal). Amériques Femmes Questions de genre Science Sciences sociales Voix de femmes États-Unis Force aérienne
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"Journalist Loren Grush's compelling history of the first women selected for NASA’s astronaut corps is perfectly paired with Inés del Castillo’s conversational and sensitively attuned narration. While these women’s lives became inextricably bound through their historic service, this engaging audio production explores their individual experiences, both personal and professional."
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I loved this book, it was super interesting. I laughed and cried and was so proud of them all!

Awesome

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Really good book.i felt it was honest and complete. I would highly recommend reading it! A ten out of ten.

Wow!

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This book was exceptionally well written. Anna, Judy, Kathy, Rhea, Sally and Shannon were trendsetters and it was a pleasure to learn their stories. Although I have read many books on space and astronauts, I still learned a lot from this book. A very enjoyable listen!
As a Canadian, my only complaint was the book made many references to “a robotic arm” when, as all Canadians proudly know, is called the Canadarm!

Outstanding book about female astronauts

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