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Joan Irelan, interviewed by her daughter, discusses how she managed to overcome her life's obstacles in order to pursue her dream of getting an education and being a self-sufficient woman while raising her children. She details her undergraduate studies at Columbia University, her marriage, living in Germany, and attending law school at Hoftra University.

From 1999-2001, NASA partnered with History students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) to conduct interviews with former employees who lived in the Central Texas area. Interviewees include managers, engineers, technicians, doctors, astronauts, and other employees of NASA and aerospace contractors who served in key roles during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs.