Dimensions
164 x 202 x 9mm
A unique portrait of America's first woman to fly in space, this photobiography follows Sally Ride's journey from her formative years to her final moments. Before she was an astronaut, Sally was a competitive tennis player. Before she earned a PhD in physics, she was called an underachiever by her classmates. After her first historic space flight—she took a second in 1984—Sally continued to break ground as an inspirational advocate for space exploration, public policy, and science education, who fought gender stereotypes and opened doors for girls and women in all fields during the second half of the twentieth century.
This vivid photobiography by Sally's life, writing, and business partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, offers an intimate glimpse into the life and mind of the famously private, book-loving, tennis-playing physicist who made history.
