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Key ideas from the book
- A meteorite impact in 1952 triggers a climate crisis that threatens life on Earth.
- The emergency prompts an accelerated effort to colonize space.
- Elma York’s experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the aerospace program.
- The story examines women’s roles in a space effort that relies on their skills but excludes them from astronaut positions.
- Elma pursues the chance to become the first Lady Astronaut despite prevailing social conventions.
About The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
A meteorite strikes the East Coast in 1952, setting off a climate catastrophe that threatens humanity’s future on Earth. In this alternate-history science-fiction novel, the crisis drives an accelerated effort to establish a human presence in space.
Elma York, a pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots and a mathematician, joins the International Aerospace Coalition’s program as a calculator. As she and other skilled women contribute to the effort, Elma questions why women are not also permitted to travel into space. Readers interested in spaceflight, historical settings, and women challenging social conventions will find those subjects at the center of the story.
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