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4 May 2027 · United States
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Higginbotham’s engineering background and unexpected path to NASA give her spaceflight memoir a perspective rooted in the practical work behind a shuttle mission.
About the book
Joan Higginbotham traces the path from an engineering-minded childhood in Chicago to NASA’s shuttle program and her flight aboard Discovery. The memoir follows work on launches, astronaut training and the unexpected turns that brought her to space, rather than presenting the mission as a childhood plan fulfilled.
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