<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[subject results for "Rocketry — United States."]]></title><description><![CDATA[subject results for "Rocketry — United States."]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/toledo/rss/search?query=%22Rocketry%20%E2%80%94%20United%20States.%22&amp;searchType=subject&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:36:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Blast Off!]]></title><description><![CDATA["The inspirational story of Mary Sherman, the world's first female rocket scientist, who overcame gender barriers and many failures to succeed. Growing up in the 1920s on a dirt-poor farm in North Dakota, Mary Sherman's life was filled with chores--until she finally began school and discovered she loved to learn.   Mary excelled at science, especially chemistry, and leaped at the chance to work in a laboratory during World War II designing rocket fuels. And when the US decided to enter the space race, Mary was chosen over her male colleagues to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite. With courage and perseverance, Mary's hard work and calculations paid off, opening up a brand-new frontier for exploration. This STEM biography of an unsung and courageous woman in science will inspire and motivate young readers."--Amazon.com.]]></description><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2330304</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2330304</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Slade, Suzanne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2330304218</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781684372416/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of the Rocket Girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traces the pivotal achievements of the elite female science recruits at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where in the mid-twentieth century they transformed rocket design and enabled the creation of the first American satellites.]]></description><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2153297</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2153297</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Holt, Nathalia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2153297218</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780316338929/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of the Rocket Girls]]></title><description><![CDATA["The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.  In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible.  For the first time, "Rise of the Rocket Girls" tells the stories of these women--known as "human computers"--who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, "Rise of the Rocket Girls" offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading."-- Amazon.com.]]></description><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2302221</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2302221</guid><category><![CDATA[LPRINT]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Holt, Nathalia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2302221218</comments><format>LPRINT</format><subtitle>The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781432837747/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reentry]]></title><description><![CDATA["The saga of SpaceX is the story of a diverse cadre of true believers in the limitless potential of space travel. For the first time, Reentry relates the definitive chronicle of how this daring team of risk-takers was able to redefine what it takes to reach the stars"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2392514</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C2392514</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Berger, Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2392514218</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched A Second Space Age</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781637745274/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange Angel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lonely misfit born into a wealthy Pasadena family, as a boy Parsons read science fiction and launched rockets in his backyard. By his early twenties, he was a leader of Caltech's "Suicide Squad," the motley band of young enthusiasts who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.]]></description><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C1775424</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C1775424</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pendle, George]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1775424218</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780151009978/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wernher Von Braun]]></title><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C1564765</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C1564765</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Piszkiewicz, Dennis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1564765218</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Man Who Sold the Moon</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780275962173/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rocketmakers]]></title><link>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C1367034</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S218C1367034</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wulforst, Harry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://toledo.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1367034218</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780517565865/MC.GIF&amp;client=tlcovega&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>