
Who Was Sally Ride?
About this book
In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad to join the US astronaut program. She was accepted and became the first American woman astronaut to fly in space! Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional, was an astrophysicist who helped develop a robotic arm for space shuttles, and later, through Sally Ride Science, worked to make science cool and accessible for girls. Sally Ride, who died on July 23, 2012, will continue to inspire young children.
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United StatesWomen astronautsUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAstronautsWomenJuvenile literatureWomen physicistsBiographyPhysicistsRide, sally, 1951-2012, juvenile literatureRide, sally, 1951-2012Astronauts, juvenile literatureUnited states, biography, juvenile literatureUnited states, biographyBiographyJuvenile literature