A Passion for Space Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller /

• Main Author: Dyson, Marianne J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; Management.; Industrial management.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Mechanical engineering.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Mechanical Engineering.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Innovation/Technology Management.

Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in the 70...