Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

Rise of the Rocket Girls

The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

By
Nathalia Holt
Nathalia Holt
2016 • 326 pages

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