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This was a great listen that describes the experiences of the first six American women to be astronauts - Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon.

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Happy Saturday and good morning! I started this audiobook with breakfast today and am looking forward to spending lots of time listening while I work around the house today.

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I couldn't put this down. It's a nonfiction account of NASA's first 6 female astronauts. They went through so much to break the glass ceiling all the way into space. There were moments when their story was infuriating because of what they had to put up with but I am so grateful for their fearless determination. These brilliant women were doctors & scientists long before joining NASA. Their dedication to the space prorgam paved the way for so many.

Loving the tagged book but wish I‘d read it before my recent trip to Kennedy Space Center 👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀🚀

2nd 5 ⭐️ read for January, an audiobook. I‘m old enough to remember the Challenger explosion, which is toward the end of this book, but I didn‘t know anything before that. This is so interesting, I looked forward to the drive to & from work. These women are/were amazing, courageous, & way smarter than me.

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Excellent read about the first women astronauts..including a bit about the Mercury 13-women who went through the physiological and psychological testing in 1960, but were still excluded from the space program. Highly recommended to anyone wanting to learn more of about the female pioneers of NASA and all they went through to achieve their dreams.

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I knew of Sally Ride, of course, and Judy Resnik, unfortunately because of the Challenger disaster, but it's a shame that i never knew about the other four women in this group. Fascinating book. So hard to read when you know the disaster coming at the end. These are/were amazing women.

This former Space Camper loved the story of the first six women astronauts! However I was walking my dog while listening to the Challenger disaster chapter and had to fight back tears. I read a whole book about Sally Ride last year, but I loved the equally inspiring stories of the five other women. The sexism they endured in the media and by a few colleagues was ridiculous. Plus some NASA folks were just clueless about women. See funny link ⬇️

I thought this would be better. I think I got information overload. Took me a week to read. It's about the first women astronauts. It covers from 1976 to 1986, when the Challenger disaster occured. The epilogue covers some later year stuff.

Tentative Publishing Date: 9/12/23

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Currently reading:
Kindle: the tagged book, plan to finish tonight
Physical: The Book of Candlelight
Audiobook: Not a Creature Was Purring

Next Kindle book: The Enemy Beside