To Space and Back

Much has been written about the vast scientific importance of space exploration, but very little about the human side of being a member of an astronaut crew. In this book, with the help of journalist Susan Okie, Sally Ride shares the personal experience of traveling into space.America's first woman astronaut answers questions most frequently asked about a journey through space.

Washington Post Book World

The book succeeds in helping us imagine the unimaginable—what it really feels like to blast off in a rocket and float effortlessly in midair while circling hundreds of miles above the earth.