Bibliograph

Women astronauts, aboard the shuttle, Mary Virginia Fox

Type

Label

Women astronauts, aboard the shuttle, Mary Virginia Fox

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. 130

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women astronauts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Mary Virginia Fox

Sub title

aboard the shuttle

Summary

Describes the June, 1983, flight of the space shuttle with emphasis on the experiences of Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Also, includes brief biographies of the eight women astronauts, discussing their training and their future participation in space flights, and describes recent women recruits and the death of Christa McAuliffe in the 1986 shuttle disaster

Target audience

juvenile

Classification