women astronauts

Blast off to space with these hidden heroes. Discover astronauts, mathematicians, engineers, and more who defined space exploration.

"A biography of astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa.".

Tritcheon Hash froze in place. She'd seen air, vacuum, wild strange planets during the course of her training. She'd lived at times in atmospheres devoid of oxygen, in acidic wastelands, in highly radioactive dustbowls.She'd been confronted by higher-brain functioning species that were as like humans as turds are like flowers ... but nothing frightened her quite as much as the thought of meeting the parents of the most well-ordered collection of anything she'd ever encountered in her life.

Tells the true story of America's first women astronauts--six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle.

A biography of Sally Ride, the first American woman to orbit Earth in 1983 who later worked to encourage young people to pursue science.

A biography of Sally Ride, the first American woman to orbit Earth in 1983 who later worked to encourage young people to pursue science.

During a quest to find a fuel crystal that would power his ship and allow him to return to the planet outpost T'Kani Prime in his own time, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear finds himself trapped on a future T'Kani Prime battling alien robots that are trying to destroy him and group of untrained rangers.

Presents an illustrated look at the life of American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut, Mae Jemison.

"In this book, you'll learn about groundbreaking female astronauts and space research professionals, career paths in space exploration, how to prepare for the field, key skills for success, methods of learning more about careers while in school, and . . . more"--Back cover.

Presents a graphic novel history of women in space, exploring the struggles that both American and Russian women, including Mary Cleave, Valentina Tereshkova, and Sally Ride, faced in their quest to become astronauts.