{"product_id":"on-a-mission-the-smithsonian-history-of-us-women-astronauts-copy","title":"On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts - Signed Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAuthor Valerie Neal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"SLPe5b\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hveid=\"CAYQBA\" class=\"XqFnDf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hveid=\"CAYQBQ\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjClZL89JeUAxU8KEQIHaTROhcQqPUHKAB6BAgPEAA\" data-kpid=\"vise:\/g\/11ymp0zk5_\" class=\"EyBRub kp-wholepage-osrp n4H9Ud\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"HdbW6 MjUjnf VM6qJ Mefd0c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hHq9Z m0pBqd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjClZL89JeUAxU8KEQIHaTROhcQlcAGegQIDhAA\" data-hveid=\"CA4QAA\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"KsRP6 yniSnf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MDY31c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nwVKo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loJjTe\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-attrid=\"subtitle\" class=\"iAIpCb PZPZlf\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive history of all 61 American women astronauts (so far).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSally Ride became a household name as the first American woman in space, but scores of equally impressive women have also left their mark in space. On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts spans 45 years and 61 astronauts to share the epic journeys of women who made space for themselves in a male-dominated field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValerie Neal, emerita curator in the Department of Space History at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, offers a culturally insightful history of the experiences of women astronauts, the challenges they've faced, and their distinctive stories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Collectively, they've completed more than 100 space shuttle missions and more than 30 long-duration stays on the International Space Station and Russian Space Station Mir, and they continue to prove themselves in present-day space exploration efforts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book includes 50 black-and-white photographs to complement the historical account. With its sweeping look from the first women astronauts to Christina Hammock Koch, assigned to the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, there is no comparably thorough book on America's women astronauts. On a Mission is an inspiring tribute to unsung women's history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-attrid=\"subtitle\" class=\"iAIpCb PZPZlf\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45182306779331,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/9891\/7571\/files\/OnaMission.jpg?v=1777632789","url":"https:\/\/shop.cosmo.org\/products\/on-a-mission-the-smithsonian-history-of-us-women-astronauts-copy","provider":"Cosmosphere","version":"1.0","type":"link"}