It was a long, hard journey for women to enter the ranks at NASA. Thirteen actually qualified for the Mercury program but were dismissed because they were female. Later, to 'keep up with the times' that had to change and The Six: the Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts, by Loren Grush is that story. With the shuttle program the doors opened for both women, and people of color. Eight thousand applied! Six were finally selected (wait 'til you read just what sort of qualifications they each had) and their training began. Each would get a chance (sometimes more than once) to fly in the shuttle and even (finally) work outside on the projects they were assigned.

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