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Hardcover Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and Nasa's Seamstresses Book

ISBN: 0884489825

ISBN13: 9780884489825

Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and Nasa's Seamstresses

Did you know that the white material on the outside of space shuttles was not metal or glass but actually fabric? Specialized quilts, two inches thick, covered the space shuttles and protected the astronauts from deadly heat and radiation. Jean Wright was one of the eighteen "Sew Sisters" who crafted these thermal blankets, mostly by hand, with incredible precision and skill. Capturing both the grandeur of space flight and the intimacy of a needle...

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