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Rather than coasting on that success, the enigmatic Ride led several more lives - as a physicist, investigator of the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters and tireless advocate for science education - gaining the respect and affection of her colleagues along the way. Instruments on NASA satellites confirmed the existence of the polar ozone holes, made the first global measurements of atmospheric aerosols and have monitored ice-sheet melting and rising sea levels.

In the realm of modern children's literature, biographies of women showcase lives of exceptional talent, perseverance, civic engagement, and more: lives meant to inspire young readers. Since its inception in 2001, the Robert Sibert Informational Book Medal and Honor award has included a biography (or two) every year, with the exception of 2004 and 2006. This critical content analysis examines biographies of girls and women that were awarded the Sibert medal or honor since 2001, focusing on demographic elements of the corpus as a whole, and thematic patterns that contain explicit or implicit messages about how being female featured in the trajectories toward recognition for the talent or public role for which the girls and women are known. The research builds on the lines of inquiry about award-winning books for which a precedent has been set by other scholars. The authors discuss their findings along thematic lines, and include implications for readers and for teachers.

Sally Ride was one of the first six women to enter NASA's astronaut program. On June 18, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger launched into space with Ride aboard. She became the first American woman in space, and at 32 years old, the youngest American.

\"'The date was November 19, 1997.' K.C. [Kalpana Chawla] stopped to take a quick breath. Public speaking always made her a little nervous. 'Until this day, no Indian-born woman had ever traveled to space. But after years of studying and training, Kalpana Chawla became the first.\" (Kalpana Chawla: First Indian-Born Woman in Space) Read more about the life and career of astronaut Kalpana Chawla.