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Rise of the rocket girls

the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
  • Holt, Nathalia
Tells the story of women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists.

Rise of the rocket girls

the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
  • Holt, Nathalia
2017
Tells the story of women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists.

Rise of the rocket girls

the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
  • Holt, Nathalia
Through extensive research and interviews, highlights a group of young women in the 1940s and '50s who were recruited by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to use their mathematical skills to help make the exploration of the solar system possible through the creation of the first American satellite.
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