Sally RideJane Hurwitz

Sally Ride

Name: Sally Ride
ISBN: 9780449903940

Jane Hurwitz, Sue Hurwitz · 1989

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A biography of the California astrophysicist who became, with the second mission of the Challenger spacecraft in June 1983, the first American woman and the youngest American astronaut to orbit earth.

First sentence: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: June 18, 1983. The astronaut van stopped in front of the launchpad and Dr. Sally Ride, mission specialist, and the four other members of the crew peeked out the window.