A passion for space adventures of a pioneering female NASA flight controller /

"Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in...

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Main Author: Dyson, Marianne J.,
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Chichester, UK : Springer : Praxis Publishing, 2016.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
Series: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The Moon Landing, July 20, 1969
  • Space Girl Grows Up
  • Welcome to Houston
  • NASA Employee
  • Shuttle Procedures & Training
  • STS-1 Timeliner
  • Preparation for STS-2
  • STS-2 Timeliner
  • Preparation for STS-3
  • Lead Timeliner STS-3
  • Secret Preparations
  • STS-4 Flight Activities Officer
  • Welcome to Operations
  • STS-5 Fire in Mission Control
  • Family Planner
  • New Mother
  • Working Mother
  • Aerospace Consultant
  • The Challenger Disaster
  • Space For Everyone
  • Appendix A: First Women Flight Controllers
  • Appendix B: First 25 Space Shuttle Flights
  • Appendix C: As-Flown Timelines for STS-1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Index of Names.