Fasten your seat belt and get ready for the ride of your life! Journey back to the 60's for a front-row seat by someone who was there to see and experience it all! Martha Lemasters' gripping memoir tells the remarkable story of her life as a single mother working at Cape Kennedy during the Apollo years. Fiercely determined she works her way up, finally realizing her dream of becoming a writer in a male dominated workplace, and witness's history first hand. A riveting insider's look at the real dream team who made landing a man on the moon possible, we get to know many of the main players, (extending well beyond the astronaut crews), who made up what was perhaps the most powerful scientific and engineering team in history. Bold and complex, women's issues and equality are underlying themes of this richly woven tale. Science, history, humor and romance all intermingle in this stunningly fresh and inspiring account of one woman's journey as she overcomes every obstacle on her path to finding happiness and success. The space race and sexual revolution collide in this thrilling memoir. What was it like to be a part of this history-making event of launching our astronauts to the moon? Find out, get The Step today.
