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Author Sullivan, Kathy, 1951- author

Title Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan

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 Maine State Lib. Stacks  B S94942s 2019    AVAILABLE  
Phys Descr xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation
Note Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents Introduction -- Sputnik baby -- New guys -- "It shall be maintainable" -- Mission prep -- Grounded -- Returning to flight -- A new star in the sky -- Rescue and renovation
Summary The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope
Subject Sullivan, Kathy, 1951-
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography
OCLC # 1085621669
ISBN # 9780262043182
0262043181