Loren Grush talks about her new book, "The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women in Space." She explains why Sally Ride was chosen to be the first American woman to go to space, and how the resulting attention was difficult for her. Loren also tells us how she researched and wrote the book during the pandemic.
219: Breaking the models with Dr. Merrison
218: Anything we try is new with Dr. Cable
217: A beautiful experience with Dr. Villanueva
Bonus: Carrie's research update
216: Right and wrong theories in planetary science with Prof. McKinnon
215: Naming asteroids with Dr. Williams
214: Astronauts on the moon with Dr. Denevi
212: A scientific legacy with Dr. Blaney
211: The Sparkler Galaxy with Prof. Mowla
Bonus episode: The upcoming American total solar eclipse
210: Wonders of the Night Sky with Prof. Prinja
209: Mission to the largest moon in the solar system with Dr. Witasse
208: Cosmic tug of war with Dr. Plazas Malagón
207: One of the stranger surfaces in the solar system with Dr. Cartwright
206: Every asteroid observation ever taken with Dr. Veres
205: The moon's right to exist with Dr. Prem
204: Light Pollution with Kelly Beatty
203: 11 hours and 23 minutes with Dr. Chabot
202: Making atmospheres with Prof. Telus
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