Who Was Sally Ride? (Who was?)
Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Science and technology
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
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.
Title Details
ISBN
9780698151307
Publisher
Penguin Group US
Copyright Date
2013
Book number
2923299