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9780230619937

My Dream of Stars From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230619937

  • ISBN10:

    0230619932

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-03-02
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Summary

In her heartwarming and empowering memoir, space pioneer Ansari tells the story of her childhood in Iran and her family's exodus to America after the Islamic Revolution.

Author Biography

Anousheh Ansari was born in Mashhad, Iran and immigrated to America to eventually become the fourth-ever commercial spaceflight participant and the first Muslim woman to traverse the far reaches of outer space. She is also the founder of the multi-million dollar firm Telecom Technologies and of the Ansari Foundation. She lives in Dallas, Texas. Homer Hickam is the acclaimed author of Rocket Boys, which was adapted into the major theatrical release, October Sky. He is the author of eight other books, including the 1989 military nonfiction bestseller Torpedo Junction and the New York Times bestseller Back to the Moon. He lives in Huntsville, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Prefacep. xi
An Iranian Girl
Growing Up Iranianp. 3
Revolutionp. 17
A Woman of the World
The Alpha Ansari Systemp. 29
Texasp. 51
A New Beginningp. 71
An Old Dream Comes Alivep. 89
A Woman of the Stars
Star Cityp. 101
Training for the Starsp. 119
A Patch of Troublep. 149
Into Spacep. 169
At Home among the Starsp. 189
Return to Earthp. 219
Epiloguep. 227
Indexp. 231
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