Bibliograph

Wally Funk's race for space, the extraordinary story of a female aviation pioneer, Sue Nelson

Type

Label

Wally Funk's race for space, the extraordinary story of a female aviation pioneer, Sue Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wally Funk's race for space

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1086389200

Responsibility statement

Sue Nelson

Sub title

the extraordinary story of a female aviation pioneer

Summary

"Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA's 1961 Women in Space program... Undeterred, Funk went on to become one of America's first female aviation inspectors and civilian flight instructors, though her dream of being an astronaut never dimmed. In this offbeat odyssey, journalist and fellow space buff Sue Nelson travels with Wally Funk, approaching her 80th birthday, as she races to make her giant leap. Covering their travels across the United States and Europe--taking in NASA's mission control in Houston and Spaceport America in New Mexico, where Funk's ride to space awaits--this is a uniquely intimate and entertaining portrait of a true aviation trailblazer."--Dust jacket flap

Target audience

general

Classification

Creator