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The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel

byMeredith Bagby

Meredith Bagby tells the story of NASA's 1978 astronaut class, the group that brought the first American women, African Americans, Asian American, and openly gay person to spaceflight. Scientists, engineers, physicians, military pilots, and mission specialists entered an agency and spacecraft culture undergoing rapid change. Training, competition, friendship, family life, triumph, and tragedy reveal how the “new guys” transformed both the astronaut corps and public ideas about who belonged in orbit. The book situates their barrier-breaking careers within the risks and ambitions of the Space Shuttle era.

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780063141971