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Forced to land in the Jordan desert

Chris Hadfield captures the fierce G-forces of launch

Ages 10 & up

During the interwar period

Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War

Rise Of The Rocket Girls BP00801-E Forced to land in theIn the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise