This collection features the biographies of ten women who have made an important contribution to the exploration of space. Included are Jerrie Cobb, who could only dream of flying above the atmosphere; Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride, two of the first women in space; and astronauts such as Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa, who are members of the current generation of women in space. .

English language arts grade 6 (2009).