Sky Is Not the Limit

Joe Cuhaj is a Navy veteran, and former radio broadcaster turned author and freelance writer. He began his radio career just outside of New York City in 1980 in Long Branch, NJ, and continued in the field when he moved to Mobile, Alabama in 1981.Joe's first book, Hike America Alabama (later renamed Hiking Alabama) was released in 2000 after he was approached by Globe Pequot Press to write a hiking guide to the state. The book is now in its fifth edition and was the first of 13 outdoor guides Joe has authored for Globe. Since then, has written seven non-fiction history books for Prometheus and History Press and is currently working on a new cozy mystery series.

• IntroductionPart I: Before There Was a Space Race1. Before There Was NASA, There Was NACA2. Setting the Standards, and Raising Hell – Pearl Young3. It Took Determination, and a Lawsuit – Kitty O’Brien Joyner4. From Top Secret Aircraft to Rockets – Mary Gold Ross5. The Most Important Woman in Space Science – Dorothy SimonPart II: The Dawn of the Space Age6. The Birth of NASA7. Only the Best to Work with the Best – Mary Sherman Morgan & Joyce Neighbors8. The Agency’s First Human Computers – Virginia Tucker & Vera Huckel9. Ushering in The Hidden Figures – Dorothy Vaughn10. The Hidden Figures of the West Area Computing GroupPart III: Let’s Stop This Now!11. The First of the First Ladies—Ruth Nichols & Betty Skelton12. The First Ladies Astronaut Trainees (Mercury 13)13.The Women’s Brigade14. The Original SixPart IV: Behind the Scenes15. It Takes All Types16. The First—And Only—Women in the Room – JoAnn Morgan & Poppy Northcutt17. A Multi-Talented Multi-Tasker…and Jack Black’s Mother – Judith Love Cohen18. They Were Afraid the Men Would Rebel – Margaret Hamilton19. The Supporting CastEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndexAbout the Author