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A Passion for Space Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller /

Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in the 70...

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Main Author: Dyson, Marianne J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Space Exploration
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Mechanical engineering.
Space sciences.
Management.
Industrial management.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
Mechanical Engineering.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Innovation/Technology Management.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20258-7
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The Moon Landing, July 20, 1969
  • Space Girl Grows Up
  • Welcome to Houston
  • NASA Employee
  • Shuttle Procedures & Training
  • STS-1 Timeliner
  • Preparation for STS-2
  • STS-2 Timeliner
  • Preparation for STS-3
  • Lead Timeliner STS-3
  • Secret Preparations
  • STS-4 Flight Activities Officer
  • Welcome to Operations
  • STS-5 Fire in Mission Control
  • Family Planner
  • New Mother
  • Working Mother
  • Aerospace Consultant
  • The Challenger Disaster
  • Space For Everyone
  • Appendix A: First Women Flight Controllers
  • Appendix B: First 25 Space Shuttle Flights
  • Appendix C: As-Flown Timelines for STS-1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Index of Names.

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