Rise of the rocket girls / Holt, Nathalia

Tells the story of women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists.

Tells the story of women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists.

Through extensive research and interviews, highlights a group of young women in the 1940s and '50s who were recruited by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to use their mathematical skills to help make the exploration of the solar system possible through the creation of the first American satellite.

Tells the story of women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists.