Summary
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.
Contents
Who was Sally Ride?As good as the boys
A major choice
Help wanted : astronauts
Five years of hard work
Liftoff!
Being Sally Ride
Tradegy in space
Starting over
Science is for girls.
Additional Information
| Series | Who was-- ? |
| Subjects |
Ride, Sally
-- Juvenile literature.
Ride, Sally. United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Astronauts -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Astronauts. Physicists. Women -- Biography. |
| Publisher | New York, New York :Grosset & Dunlap,2013 |
| Contributors |
Hammond, Ted,
illustrator. |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
103 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN | 9780448466880 0448466880 9781480611641 1480611646 |
| Other | Classic View |