"Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space--she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women...

The author describes his childhood as an average student who often got into trouble with his twin brother, and how he became a NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station.

Adapted from the memoir of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a record-breaking year in space.

"A biography of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon"--

A biography that introduces youngsters to Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon.

This inspiring, STEM-focused biography describes the life and influential work of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut to go to space. --

"A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward."--Provided by publisher.

Presents an illustrated introduction to the life of astronaut, Neil Armstrong.