ADVENTURES IN SPACE SALLY RIDE AND THE SHUTTLE MISSIONS Andrew Langley heinemann raintree
CONTENTS Into Space A Talented Girl Training to Be an Astronaut Focus on The Shuttle What Was Space Like Working in Space Returning to Earth Was the Space Shuttle Program Important Focus on Female Firsts What Next Timeline Glossary Find Out More Index
INTO SPACE Sally Ride was going up in an elevator Higher and higher it went nearly 147 feet 45 meters in the air Ride and the four other astronauts got out They climbed through a hatch into the cabin of the white space shuttle They were strapped into their seats In under two hours they would be launched into space LIFTOFF The space shuttle was standing on its tail on the launchpad It was fixed to something even bigger a giant fuel tank On either side were two white rockets Ride and the crew members checked their controls and waited
