false 4836780 2 <b>They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.</b><br><br>What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape — any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. ALMOST ASTRONAUTS is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age. 4902013 24 2 2009 Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream total:66|5:26|4:31|3:8|2:1|1:0| 66 280 130 31 4 0 false false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 15:37:37 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 16:03:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 25 06:27:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 06:29:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:40:26 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:41:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 14 19:31:18 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 19:32:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 19 09:35:27 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 09:36:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 14:56:50 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 14:57:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 23:53:29 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 14:09:23 -0700 2009
When I was ten, I wanted to be an astronaut. I checked out books from my local library, I worked hard in my science classes, I visited the Kennedy Space Center, and I read a lot of science fiction so that if I ever ran into aliens on my miss...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:41:41 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 19:38:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 14:04:16 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 09:20:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:45:27 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:50:11 -0700 2009 In 1960 13 women tried out for NASA's astronaut program. The women underwent grueling physical and psychological tests, and in many cases outscored the men. However, they were prevented from achieving their dreams due to the ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 09 03:55:40 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 25 03:50:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:14:08 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 19:52:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 19:24:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 19:49:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 20:35:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 14:00:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 21:40:39 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 21:41:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 08:41:13 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:44:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 16:35:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 16:35:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:23:16 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 11:30:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 12:29:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 12:34:03 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 18 21:11:59 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:22:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4836780