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"The Six" is one of the most emotionally powerful, moving, and informative books I have ever read about NASA, the Shuttle Program, and the lives of those involved.
There are always huge pieces of information of which the public is unaware about their space heroes - the astronauts, CAPCOMs, and every other person involved in the lengthy and intense process of putting together and eventually launching a space mission. Loren Grush's factual narrative grants readers a unique, behind the scenes look at what life is like as a NASA astronaut, how complicated chasing one's dreams can be, and how a singular moment in time can influence decades to come.
"The Six" is so important - not just so that names other than the usuals can be remembered, but so that the public can truly know what it is like to face nearly impossible odds and still come out on top. These six women were driven not by the need for fame or recognition, but for the need to know, to learn more about the world around us...and beyond us. These scientific pioneers helped change NASA as an entire organization, thereby paving the way for humanity to learn about and explore space as we do today.
Finally, this book is proof that despite impossible odds, victory is possible through imagination, hard work, determination, and perseverence. I would absolutely recommend this book to space enthusiasts, people in STEM fields, and even go as far as to suggest that it should be required/recommended reading for college students, to show that through diversity and evolution of practices, we move forward.
I found this book highly inspiring and cannot help but wish that more of the Six were as recognizable by name as Sally Ride. Each was, and remains, to this day, important for so many reasons - but at the end of the day, anything really is possible if you work hard enough and believe in your dreams.
Thank you so much to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to immerse myself in such a phenomenal book, and thank you to Loren Grush for writing it. The Six's story must be told, and Grush had done them proud with this narrative.
There are always huge pieces of information of which the public is unaware about their space heroes - the astronauts, CAPCOMs, and every other person involved in the lengthy and intense process of putting together and eventually launching a space mission. Loren Grush's factual narrative grants readers a unique, behind the scenes look at what life is like as a NASA astronaut, how complicated chasing one's dreams can be, and how a singular moment in time can influence decades to come.
"The Six" is so important - not just so that names other than the usuals can be remembered, but so that the public can truly know what it is like to face nearly impossible odds and still come out on top. These six women were driven not by the need for fame or recognition, but for the need to know, to learn more about the world around us...and beyond us. These scientific pioneers helped change NASA as an entire organization, thereby paving the way for humanity to learn about and explore space as we do today.
Finally, this book is proof that despite impossible odds, victory is possible through imagination, hard work, determination, and perseverence. I would absolutely recommend this book to space enthusiasts, people in STEM fields, and even go as far as to suggest that it should be required/recommended reading for college students, to show that through diversity and evolution of practices, we move forward.
I found this book highly inspiring and cannot help but wish that more of the Six were as recognizable by name as Sally Ride. Each was, and remains, to this day, important for so many reasons - but at the end of the day, anything really is possible if you work hard enough and believe in your dreams.
Thank you so much to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to immerse myself in such a phenomenal book, and thank you to Loren Grush for writing it. The Six's story must be told, and Grush had done them proud with this narrative.