Astronauts

Discover the incredible humor and drive of the first women in space in this captivating graphic novel, Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier.While the U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. NASA's first female astronauts, including trailblazer Mary Cleave, had the challenging task of proving that women belonged in the cosmos. Astronauts captures their journey as they race past milestones and discover that NASA had plenty to learn about making space travel possible for everyone. Authors Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks bring the stories of these pioneering women to life in this engaging and humorous comic.