In 1983, physicist and astronaut Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space. Bestselling author Lynn Sherr uses investigative research and personal family accounts to tell the incredible story of Sally's life. Considered to be the official biography of the groundbreaking woman, Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space chronicles Sally's journey to NASA and how she penetrated an all-male field, her flights in space and subsequent work on other NASA missions (including the tragedies of the Challenger explosion and Columbia disaster), and how — even after her retirement — she continued to pave the way for members of the LGBTQ community (which Ride herself was a part of), as well as for women in scientific fields.
