CNN —It has been 40 years since Sally Ride became the first woman from the United States to travel into outer space.
She was not open about her personal life, according to former NASA astronaut Steve Hawley, who was married to Ride from 1982 to 1987.
However, the educational company she cofounded, Sally Ride Science, revealed more of her personal life in her 2012 obituary, recognizing her longtime partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, after Ride died of pancreatic cancer.
NASASherr’s book “Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space” was first published in 2014.
A trailblazer’s legacyRide’s ambition and love of knowledge extended far beyond her role as an astronaut, Sherr noted.
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