Sally Ride: America's First Woman In Space

Sally Ride; America's First Woman In Space is the definitive biography of the female astronaut who became an inspiration to millions of men and women. A member of the first astronaut class to include women, she 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. This is a rich biography of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. It makes this extraordinarily talented and bold woman, an inspiration to millions, come alive.

Author: Lynn Sherr
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publishing Date: June 3, 2014