At first this book seems like it's going to be an apocalypse narrative in the vein of [b:Seveneves|22816087|Seveneves|Neal Stephenson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1449142000l/22816087.SY75.jpg|42299347] or any Roland Emmerich movie, but it turns out to be a far more thoughtful look at the struggles marginalized groups face through the device of an accelerated space race program. It also makes a point of modeling better, healthier behaviors in personal and professional contexts, and I can only hope this is not where it is most speculative. It is well researched and contains enough technical details to ground it reality, but doesn't get bogged down in them as certain other books might. Looking forward to the seeing what challenges the Lady Astronaut overcomes next.