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America's First Woman in Space
Simon & Schuster
June 2014
On Sale: June 3, 2014
400 pages
ISBN: 1476725764
EAN: 9781476725765
Kindle: B00GEEB99W
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
The definitive biography of Sally Ride, Americaβs first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Rideβs family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boysβ 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 NASAβs rush to meet mission deadlines and its organizational failures. She cofounded a company promoting scienceand education for children, especially girls. Sherr also writes about Rideβs scrupulously guarded personal lifeβshe kept her sexual orientation privateβwith exclusive access to Rideβs partner, her former husband, her family, and countless friends and colleagues. Sherr draws from Rideβs diaries, files, and letters. This is a rich biography of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. Sherrβs revealing portrait is warm and admiring but unsparing. It makes this extraordinarily talented and bold woman, an inspiration to millions, come alive.
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