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A cavallo del 1960, tredici donne pilota americane hanno sostenuto e superato brillantemente gli stessi test a cui venivano sottoposti gli astronauti (maschi) americani. Purtroppo i tempi non erano maturi, le donne erano ancora tenute essenzialmente a fare le "mogli dell'astronauta", e la Luna è rimasta un sogno per tutte loro. Eppure, i loro sforzi non sono stati vani: la loro resistenza, la loro caparbietà, il loro coraggio, l'impegno da loro profuso, la loro testardaggine hanno infatti fatto da apripista per le donne che sono venute dopo di loro. La grande abilità della Ackmann sta proprio nel saper parlare di temi scientifici e riportare fatti storici in modo coinvolgente e suggestivo; ci informa su date e procedure, su retroscena politici e risvolti diplomatici, ma in tono narrativo, chiaro e comprensibile, mai didascalico né oscuro. La sua cronaca è molto attenta alla psicologia delle persone di cui ci riferisce, ed espone dettagli che avvicinano il lettore a quelle figure eccezionali, facendogliele sentire vicine, facendogliene percepire il lato umano.

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In 1961 lanceerde de NASA de eerste Amerikaanse man in de ruimte. In hetzelfde jaar onderging een groep vrouwen in het geheim testen om Amerika's eerste vrouwelijke astronauten te worden. Een groep van 13 geselecteerde pilotes onderging dezelfde medische, fysieke en wetenschappelijke testen als hun mannelijke collega-astronauten. Alle 13 vrouwen slaagden in de testen, maar zowel de NASA als de politieke wereld weigerden de vrouwen toe te laten tot het astronautenprogramma. Eén van de vrouwen, Janey Hart, liet het hier niet bij en lanceerde een politieke campagne. Ze kreeg de politieke wereld zover dat er in het Congres hoorzittingen over deze zaak werden gehouden. Het resultaat was echter negatief. pas twintig jaar later werd de eerste Amerikaanse vrouw de ruimte in gestuurd.

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