Wally Funk's Race for Space (eBook)

The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer

Sue Nelson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
320 Seiten
The Westbourne Press (Verlag)
978-1-908906-35-9 (ISBN)

Infos

As seen in the major Netflix documentary 'Mercury 13'A Daily Mail Book of the WeekIn 1961, Wally Funk was the youngest of thirteen American female pilots in the Woman in Space programme. Her mission was to become one of the first women astronauts. But a combination of politics and prejudice meant the programme was abruptly cancelled. Neither Wally nor the other pilots ever made it into space.Now approaching eighty, Wally is joined by fellow space enthusiast Sue Nelson as she races to make her giant leap before it's too late. They travel across the United States and Europe - taking in NASA's mission control in Houston and Spaceport America in New Mexico, where Wally's ride into space awaits - meeting with female astronauts and trailblazers along the way. Touching on the Space Race and women's achievements in aviation, this is the remarkable story of a courageous pioneer who could have been the first woman in space.

Autor

Sue Nelson is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. She produces documentaries for BBC Radio, co-presents the 'Space Boffins' podcast and makes short films on science and space. Her award-winning 2016 documentary 'Women with the Right Stuff', on the history of women in space, was one of BBC World Service's most-listened-to podcasts.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.10.2018
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: A Galaxy of Her Own • BBC Jessica Chastain • Cold War • European Space Agency • good night stories for rebel girls • Great Women Who Made History • Helen Sharman • Hidden Figures • Jessica Chastain • Margot Lee Shetterly • Mercury 13 • Nasa • Netflix documentary • Russia • Sally Ride • Soviet Union • Space race • Tim Peake • USA • Women in space • Women in STEM
• ISBN-10: 1-908906-35-9 / 1908906359
• ISBN-13: 978-1-908906-35-9 / 9781908906359