5. Sally Ride

It's a double-whammy of celebrations this week! For both the celebration of Pride Month (Sally was also the first LGBT person in space!) and the 36th anniversary of her historic space flight, join us as we learn more about Sally Ride - the first American woman in space. . . . Further Reading: Who Was Sally Ride by Megan Stine Trailblazers: Poems of Exploration by Bobbi Katz Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.