Sally Ride: first American woman in space
Biography
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Summary
Provides biographical information on Ride's upbringing, education, and path to becoming an astronaut. Describes her training as the first woman to travel to space aboard the Challenger in 1983. Discusses Ride's role as mission specialist, her career in NASA through… the 1986 Challenger disaster, and her professional life after leaving NASA. For grades 6-9