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Who Was Sally Ride?

2013-05-16 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2013-05-16
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 305/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Who Was Sally Ride? by : Megan Stine

Download or read book Who Was Sally Ride? written by Megan Stine. This book was released on 2013-05-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Sally Ride

2014-06-03 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2014-06-03
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Sally Ride by : Lynn Sherr

Download or read book Sally Ride written by Lynn Sherr. This book was released on 2014-06-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space. 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. After a second flight, Ride 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. She cofounded a company promoting science and education for children, especially girls. Sherr also writes about Ride’s scrupulously guarded personal life—she kept her sexual orientation private—with exclusive access to Ride’s partner, her former husband, her family, and countless friends and colleagues. Sherr draws from Ride’s diaries, files, and letters. This is a rich biography of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. Sherr’s revealing portrait is warm and admiring but unsparing. It makes this extraordinarily talented and bold woman, an inspiration to millions, come alive.

Sally Ride

2015-10-06 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2015-10-06
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 947/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Sally Ride by : Tam O'Shaughnessy

Download or read book Sally Ride written by Tam O'Shaughnessy. This book was released on 2015-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward."--

Sally Ride

2014-09-09 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2014-09-09
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis Sally Ride by : Sue Macy

Download or read book Sally Ride written by Sue Macy. This book was released on 2014-09-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space—she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, and the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women to pursue careers in science and math. Posthumously, she was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From Sally Ride’s youth to her many groundbreaking achievements in space and beyond, Sue Macy’s riveting biography tells the story of not only a pioneering astronaut, but a leader and explorer whose life, as President Barack Obama said, “demonstrates that the sky is no limit for those who dream of reaching for the stars.”

To Space and Back

1989-08-18 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 1989-08-18
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis To Space and Back by : Sally Ride

Download or read book To Space and Back written by Sally Ride. This book was released on 1989-08-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the vast scientific importance of space exploration, but very little about the human side of being a member of an astronaut crew. In this book, with the help of journalist Susan Okie, Sally Ride shares the personal experience of traveling into space.America's first woman astronaut answers questions most frequently asked about a journey through space.

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