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    Space Flight Firsts
    Space Flight Firsts
    Space Flight Firsts
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    Space Flight Firsts

    Written by Jeff Hendricks

    Narrated by Highlights for Children

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    About this audiobook

    Astronauts who broke the barriers of tradition, prejudice, and discrimination to achieve historic space-flight firsts are featured in this retrospective of the history of the space program in the United States. Biographical vignettes of women and minorities who overcame major obstacles to find their place in the space program hall of fame are presented.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighlights
    Release dateJul 27, 2018
    ISBN9781792227196
    Space Flight Firsts

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