The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel / Meredith Bagby.
"The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttleprogram, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0063141973
- ISBN: 9780063141971
- Physical Description: xv, 511 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-495) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Author's note -- Character list -- Ad astra -- Light this candle -- Ten interesting people -- Baptism by fire, water, and air -- I'll be you -- Get the son of a bitch in space -- The dream is alive -- To have and have not -- A feather in her cap -- Rocket dawn -- We deliver -- Yellow death -- Much have I traveled -- Send me in, coach -- Blood moon -- The prince and the politician -- Beautiful, like America -- Godspeed -- Speedbrake -- All we know of heaven -- Nature cannot be fooled -- God help you if you screw this up -- Through a glass darkly -- Closer to God -- Everything that rises must converge -- Yesterday in Texas -- God bless.
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| Marion Library | 629.45 BAG (Text) | 37810435802516 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 629.4500 (Text) | 38344101766986 | Adult Nonfiction | In process | - |
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| Forsyth Central | 629.45 B 2023 (Text) | 0112400161017 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | 629.4500 Bag (Text) | 33630005303701 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 629.45 Bagby (Text) | 30519010892464 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | 629.450 BAG (Text) | 30229101354008 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | 629.45 BAG (Text) | 31421621417998 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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