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Atmosphere 9781401969929 But with the odds stackingIn the summer of 1980, astrophysics professor Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houstons Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond; mission specialists John Griffin and Lydia Danes; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer. As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never