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Women on a mission : the remarkable heroes who put men on the moon / Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Molly Magnell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2025]Copyright date: �2025Description: 48 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781623543952
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Women on a missionDDC classification:
  • 629.45/40973 23/eng/20241203
LOC classification:
  • TL789.8.U6 A5818245 2025
Contents:
Introduction : a team of four hundred thousand -- Plotting the first flight paths : Mary Golda Ross -- Designing the rocket : Margaret Brennecke -- Organizing a massive mission : Josephine Jue -- Keeping the crew healthy : Dee O'Hara -- Preparing for liftoff : JoAnn Morgan -- Igniting the dream : Reatha Clark King -- Dining in space : Rita Rapp -- Eagle has landed : Phyllis Gaylard -- The world watches in awe : Naomi McAfee -- A walk on the moon : Hazel Fellows -- Collecting precious rocks : Yvonne Young Clark -- Returning safely home : Katherine Johnson -- Conclusion : Team Apollo celebrates -- After Apollo : women take flight.
Summary: "Learn about the twelve diverse women who made invaluable contributions in America's quest to visit the moon, paving the way for future women engineers and astronauts"-- Provided by publisher.
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BOOK Wasatch County Library Main Floor Childrens Area Children NonFiction E Science Engineering Slade (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 04/29/2026 34301002173666
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Introduction : a team of four hundred thousand -- Plotting the first flight paths : Mary Golda Ross -- Designing the rocket : Margaret Brennecke -- Organizing a massive mission : Josephine Jue -- Keeping the crew healthy : Dee O'Hara -- Preparing for liftoff : JoAnn Morgan -- Igniting the dream : Reatha Clark King -- Dining in space : Rita Rapp -- Eagle has landed : Phyllis Gaylard -- The world watches in awe : Naomi McAfee -- A walk on the moon : Hazel Fellows -- Collecting precious rocks : Yvonne Young Clark -- Returning safely home : Katherine Johnson -- Conclusion : Team Apollo celebrates -- After Apollo : women take flight.

"Learn about the twelve diverse women who made invaluable contributions in America's quest to visit the moon, paving the way for future women engineers and astronauts"-- Provided by publisher.

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