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As seen in the major Netflix documentary `Mercury 13' In 1961,
Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American
pilots to pass the `Woman in Space' programme. Wally sailed through
a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, with one of her
scores beating all the male Mercury 7 astronauts', including John
Glenn's, the first American in orbit. But just one week before the
final phase of training, the programme was abruptly cancelled. A
combination of politics and prejudice meant that none of the women
ever flew into space. Undeterred, Wally went on to become America's
first female aviation safety inspector, though her dream of being
an astronaut never dimmed. In this offbeat odyssey, journalist and
fellow space enthusiast Sue Nelson joins Wally, now approaching her
eightieth birthday, as she races to make her own giant leap before
it's too late. Covering their travels across the United States and
Europe - taking in NASA's mission control in Houston, the European
Space Agency's HQ in Paris and Spaceport America in New Mexico,
where Wally's ride into space awaits - this is a uniquely intimate
and entertaining portrait of a true aviation trailblazer.
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Sue Nelson
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R714
Discovery Miles 7 140
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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It had been a year since Kate Garrett, retired agent for the FBI,
thought her search for the infamous Brashear was over. She had made
every effort to track him down, but around every corner he eluded
her. When she walked the steps of the Federal Building that morning
she did not know that the next door she opened would bring him back
into her life. For Kate, her continual crusade is accompanied by
Nick, her partner in life. He stands beside her, through the
nightmares, through the tears and through the pain. In describing
Brashear, he is not your classic murderer, he has a way about him
that alters the term 'killer'. His looks, charm, and demeanor draw
people in. And instead of feeling threatened by Kate's pursuit of
him, he feels a closeness to her. Along the way Brashear crosses
paths with Cobra, a man on his own treacherous journey. The world
has not known the likes of his discoveries and if unsuccessful in
his endeavors the end of mankind is certain.
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