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I asked for and got this book for Christmas a couple years ago, and it sat in my TBR pile since then. I should love this book, it's women pioneering space science, but I don't.
The rhythm felt off. In my opinion there was a disproportionate focus on the women's personal lives. The whole first third to half of the book was all about "the girls" and how they dressed up for work and their dating lives. And I get that the personal relationships they formed is important for the story, but I would've liked more about the work and the science. In the last third of the book the story finally takes off. We see more and more about the space projects and the long lasting impact these women have had on space exploration.
Until this book I didn't know that all the pictures we saw of the planets when we were in elementary school were from space craft these women programmed. The Mars rover that just went silent last year was programmed by these women. Space craft they programmed in the late 80s are still heading deeper into outer space. It's incredible! And that's why I thought this book would be more interesting. I feel like this is an okay book, but if you want to learn the history of JPL and different NASA programs there are probably more interesting and better written options out there.
The rhythm felt off. In my opinion there was a disproportionate focus on the women's personal lives. The whole first third to half of the book was all about "the girls" and how they dressed up for work and their dating lives. And I get that the personal relationships they formed is important for the story, but I would've liked more about the work and the science. In the last third of the book the story finally takes off. We see more and more about the space projects and the long lasting impact these women have had on space exploration.
Until this book I didn't know that all the pictures we saw of the planets when we were in elementary school were from space craft these women programmed. The Mars rover that just went silent last year was programmed by these women. Space craft they programmed in the late 80s are still heading deeper into outer space. It's incredible! And that's why I thought this book would be more interesting. I feel like this is an okay book, but if you want to learn the history of JPL and different NASA programs there are probably more interesting and better written options out there.