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August 30-Guion S. Bluford Jr. and Whale Sharks
Fox settles into the Space Shuttle Challenger to share how the first Black American in space became an astronaut. Cat dives back into the sea to swim with the gentle giants.
Reading Materials:
The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel by Meredith Bagby
NASA JSC Oral History Project: Guion S. Bluford Jr. as interviewed by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
The Real Stuff: A History of NASA's Astronaut Recruitment Program by Joseph D. Atkinson
The Beginning of The Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary by Kevin Padian
Whale Sharks: Biology, Ecology, and Conservation by Alistair D.M Dove and Simon J. Pierce
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