Promised The Moon: The Untold Story Of The First Women In The Space Race

Nolen, Stephanie

ISBN 10: 0143013475 / ISBN 13: 9780143013471

Published by Penguin Canada, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Promised The Moon: The Untold Story Of The First Women In The Space Race
• Publisher: Penguin Canada
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143013475
• ISBN 13: 9780143013471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Everyone knows the names of astronauts John Glenn and Alan Shepard, but few are familiar with Gerri Cobb or Bernice Steadman, just two of the so-called Mercury 13—a group of extraordinary women secretly recruited for space training in the early 1960s. Passing gruelling physical and psychological tests, these women, all pilots, consistently outperformed the men in many key areas, but not one of them lead their country into space.

For Promised the Moon, journalist Stephanie Nolen tracked down the 11 surviving members of the Mercury 13 to learn more about the program and the political and cultural climate that led to its mysterious cancellation.

About the Author

Stephanie Nolen is the South African bureau chief for The Globe and Mail. She reports on the developing world and covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is the coauthor of Shakespeare's Face.