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Sally Ride, astronaut : an American first /

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 the earth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Behrens, June
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Childrens Press, [1984]
Subjects:	Ride, Sally. Astronauts > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. Astronauts.

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