Astronauts

By Jim Ottaviani, Maris Wicks (Illustrator)

Trailblazing women astronauts defy odds to prove their place in space.

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176 pages· 18,217 words· Est. 2.5 hour read

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Meet the pioneering women of NASA's Group 9, who defied expectations to claim their place in the cosmos. As Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, these American astronauts raced to break barriers and redefine possibilities. With humor and determination, they navigated a male-dominated field, challenging NASA to rethink space travel for all. Will they succeed in their mission to change the future of space exploration?

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A nonfiction graphic novel for middle grade readers about notable female astronauts.

America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA’s first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. These trail-blazing women were admitted into Group 9, NASA’s first mixed-gender class. They had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman’s place is in space. But once they’d been admitted into the training program, they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for all humans.

In Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier, Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.

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