Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
by Mike Mullane
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages382 pages
ISBN
9780743276832
Published
2006
Description
On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, were introduced to the world. Among them would be history makers, including the first American woman and the first african ...On February 1, 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, twenty-nine men and six women, were introduced to the world. Among them would be history makers, including the first American woman and the first african American in space. This assembly of astronauts would carry NASA through the most tumultuous years of the space shuttle program.