TY - BOOK ID - 57037907 TI - Women spacefarers : sixty different paths to space PY - 2017 SN - 9783319340487 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality KW - Sociology KW - Space research KW - Astrophysics KW - Astronomy KW - History of physics KW - Human medicine KW - astrofysica KW - astronauten KW - sociologie KW - wetenschap KW - technologie KW - gender KW - fysica KW - ruimtevaart KW - Women astronauts KW - Women as astronauts KW - Astronauts KW - Women in astronautics KW - Technology. KW - Aerospace engineering. KW - Astronautics. KW - Physics. KW - Space sciences. KW - Sociology. KW - Popular Science in Technology. KW - Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. KW - History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. KW - Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). KW - Gender Studies. KW - Social theory KW - Social sciences KW - Science and space KW - Cosmology KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Space sciences KW - Aeronautics KW - Astrodynamics KW - Space flight KW - Space vehicles KW - Aeronautical engineering KW - Astronautics KW - Engineering KW - Applied science KW - Arts, Useful KW - Science, Applied KW - Useful arts KW - Industrial arts KW - Material culture UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:57037907 AB - This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, they became players in the greatest adventure of our time. The author contextualizes their accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate, from the Cold War in the background to the changing status of women in society at large, during the Seventies. The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the sixty women who flew in space in the first half century of space history. It reports their achievements and some little known details. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, and engineers; many are now in high level managerial positions both at NASA or in public and private organizations, and all left a legacy of strength. ER -