High Flyers : 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCallum Staats, Ann.

Series:

Women of Power

Women of Power ; v.6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women air pilots--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women air pilots.

Women astronauts--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women astronauts.

Women in aeronautics--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women in aeronautics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

High Flyers

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2022.

Summary:

"These 15 women fly outside the lines. Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth, hot air balloonist Edgora McEwan, or medevac pilot Dede Murawsky. Higher up, meet commercial and military aviators such as the Coast Guard's Ronaqua Russell, the first African American female to receive the prestigious Air Medal for her rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey. Next, ride along with Tammie Jo Shults, whose story includes a harrowing catastrophic engine failure while in command of 148 people aboard Southwest's Flight 1380. Others share their experiences in military high-performance jets, the Stratotanker, or while flying for the Blue Angels. Reaching past the bounds of Earth are astronauts who have launched in the cramped Russian rocket, the Soyuz, orbited Earth while conducting critical science experiments, or lived aboard the International Space Station. In all cases, the women in this book faced obstacles. Throughout their rise to incredible accomplishment, these courageous go-getters persevered and endured, insisting on success. Ultimately, each succeeded on her path to flight. These diverse high-flyers are dreamers and doers who believed, despite the odds, that soaring is possible"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Elevated (10,000-18,000 Feet)

1. Brooke Roman: Flying over Alaska

2. Tammy Duckworth: Pilot Turned Politician

3. Edgora McEwan: On the Rise

4. Dede Murawsky: Horseback to Medevac

5. Anne Macdonald: A Rank Above

Part II: Altitude (30,000-45,000 Feet)

6. Tammie Jo Shults: Flying Past the Noes

7. Katie Higgins Cook: Blue Angel Icon

8. Olga Custodio: Where There's a Will

9. Kimberly Scott Ford: The Glide-Path Forward

10. Ronaqua Russell: Semper Paratus-Always Ready

Part III: Outside Earth (62+ Miles)

11. Mae Jemison: No Limits

12. Ellen Ochoa: Music Among the Stars

13. Samantha Cristoforetti: Home in Space

14. Karen Nyberg: Space Artist

15. Anousheh Ansari: Entrepreneur in Space

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Notes

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781641605922

1641605928

OCLC:

1319224519