Women in Space
- ISBN-10
- 1592967515
- ISBN-13
- 9781592967513
- Series
- Women in Space
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-08
- Publisher
- Childs World Incorporated
- Author
- N. B. Grace
Description
Provides a history of the space program and the accomplishments of the women--both American and Russian--who became astronauts.
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- 2014-02-01
- 240 pages
- Ebook
- Chicago Review Press
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