There are all kinds of cool careers in space exploration! Astronauts are the superstars of space, but there are thousands of other women and men behind the scenes who make space exploration possible. Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier is for girls, young women, and anyone else interested in learning about exciting careers in space exploration.
Take a ride with Laura S. Woodmansee, author of Women Astronauts (Apogee Books, 2002) and find out what it's like to be a woman of space. Would you like to know what it's like to be a space scientist searching for life beyond Earth? An engineer designing a spacecraft to send to Mars? Or an artist who creates beautiful space paintings and illustrations?
Find out about these careers and more. You can be an accountant, a security officer, a pilot, a doctor, a biologist, a mission control worker, an outreach educator, a teacher, a science writer, or anything else. They are all needed in space exploration.
You don't have to be an astronaut to work in space. You can do anything you want! But if you want to be an astronaut, you've got to prove yourself first. Astronauts are not born, they start out by doing other jobs that support space. They are chosen to become astronauts because they are the best at what they do. The key is to explore your options and find out what you like to do best.
You will meet over a hundred women who each explore space in a different way. Find out what these women space explorers do, challenges they've had to overcome, and what advice they have for you. Among the Women of Space: Mars Pathfinder Engineer Donna Shirley, Director of the Center for SETI Research Jill Tarter, Astrophysicist & Celestial Musician Fiorella Terenzi, Astronomer Sandra Faber, Space Artist Lynette Cook, and many more!
Read about how you can get involved in space exploration today. Join the club of cool space explorers who love what they're doing and wouldn't trade their career for a million bucks!
For the next generation of explorers, Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier is more than just career advice. It's packed with interesting stories from women all over the planet who are doing what they love!
Includes CD-ROM with Exclusive video interviews with Mars Pathfinder Engineer Donna Shirley, Astro-Mom Lori Garver, and Aerospace Engineer Leslie Wickman.
Listen to the music of the galaxies: an exclusive audio interview with Astrophysicist & Celestial Musician Fiorella Terenzi. "Women in Science: Mentors at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab" (NASA video) Brochures on various space careers (Adobe Acrobat format)
