Women in Space - Following Valentina
- ISBN-10
- 1852337443
- ISBN-13
- 9781852337445
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 410
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-04-06
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Authors
- David J. Shayler, Shayler David, Ian A. Moule
Description
Until now, the achievements of women in space have been neglected in the space enthusiast book market. Dave Shayler presents a story of the four decades of female space exploration and provides a direct comparison between the training and participation by women in the Western and Soviet/Russian space programmes.
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