01398cam a2200313 4500 147869622 TxAuBib 20020715120000.0 870413s1987||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 87010814 9780671648404 lib. bdg. 0671648403 lib. bdg. 9780671648411 pbk. 0671648411 pbk. (OCoLC)15589802 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Fox, Mary Virginia. Women astronauts [BOOK] : aboard the shuttle / Mary Virginia Fox. Rev. ed. New York : J. Messner, 1987. vii, 135 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Describes the June, 1983, flight of the space shuttle with emphasis on the experiences of Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Also, includes brief biographies of the eight women astronauts, discussing their training and their future participation in space flights, and describes recent women recruits and the death of Christa McAuliffe in the 1986 shuttle disaster. 20011203. Astronauts United States Biography Juvenile literature. Women astronauts United States Biography Juvenile literature. Women astronauts. Space shuttles. TXDIM