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A pioneer of the final frontier, she charted a new course for americans to follow, not only into the countrys space program, but by inspiring young people, especially girls, to careers in science. America s first woman in space, lynn sherr recounts the bouquetgate story as just one example of the challenges ride faced as a famous female first in a maledominated. Pdf sally ride ebooks includes pdf, epub and kindle. She reported on the nasa space shuttle program from its inception in 1981 through the challenger explosion in 1986. Sally ride book by lynn sherr official publisher page simon.
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