The story of four African American women and their contributions to the space race.

The biography of Neil Armstrong.

The history of NASA's space missions.

The development of computer technology in the 20th century.

A pilot in the Air Force.

A computer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

A teacher in Virginia.

A nurse in the military.

Inability to pass the entrance exam.

Financial difficulties.

Lack of interest in engineering.

Racial segregation preventing her from attending classes.

By designing spacecraft.

By building rocket engines.

By calculating trajectories for space missions.

By training astronauts.

She was the first to propose a new mission.

She was the first African American to attend these meetings.

She was the first woman to attend these meetings.

She was the first person to present a report.

An astronaut.

A computer programmer.

A mathematician for moon missions.

An engineer for supersonic airplanes.

They led to the development of the first computer.

They paved the way for future space exploration and equality in the workplace.

They resulted in the first manned mission to Mars.

They created the first space shuttle.