African American

I'm old enough to remember the early space flights. Each one was a major event and we followed all of them closely - we even watched them on TV in elementary school if one of them took place while we were in school. But, of course, all the attention was on the astronauts, we knew all of their names. No one paid much attention to what went on behind the scenes or what it took to get them in the air - from the perspective of a kid. We sometimes saw the guys in the control room, but that was as far as it went. But remembering those days, it was fascinating to learn the background and all the work it really took - and these were the brilliant and hard working women responsible! I loved learning all about them and it sure took a great deal. They're my heroines now...