Sally Ride : America's first woman in space / Lynn Sherr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherr, Lynn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ride, Sally.

Women astronauts--United States--Biography.

Women astronauts.

Astronauts--United States--Biography.

Astronauts.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 374 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, [2014]

Summary:

The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.

520 A member of the first astronaut class to include women, Ride broke through a quarter-century of white male fighter jocks when NASA chose her for the seventh shuttle mission, cracking the celestial ceiling and inspiring several generations of women. She also served on the panels investigating the Challenger explosion and the Columbia disintegration that killed all aboard. In both instances she faulted NASA's rush to meet mission deadlines and its organizational failures. Sherr also writes about Ride's scrupulously guarded personal life to show us a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America.

Contents:

California girl

40-Love, Sally

Wait!

Thirty-five new guys

First

Reentry

Explosions

New territory

Down to Earth

Sally Ride science

Duty calls

The secret

A very private thing

Impact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476725765

1476725764

9781476725772

1476725772

OCLC:

859253539