is just about five minutes long. ♪ >> i'm lynn sherr, and this is history in sight. am going to tell you five incredible things about sally ride america's first woman in space. [inaudible conversations] >> on july 20th to 1969 : neil armstrong became the first human tests at his footprint. >> one small step for man. >> a teenager back on earth was a much the untold billions watching closely that night that had no idea that she too would one day make cosmic history. ♪ >> sally was a baby boomer born in 1951, a valley girl from encino, a los angeles suburb who was ranked junior tennis player faugh. after college she realized she did not have what it took and joked that what captor from turning pro was before hand. sally was fascinated by science and, specifically astrophysics, the physics of astronomy. blessed by people who encouraged a scientific passion. ♪ >> my four and. sally was fascinated by science, specifically astrophysics, the physics and astronomy. blessed with teachers and has climbed college who encouraged her scientific passion and confided in her best fr

is just about five minutes long. ♪ >> i'm lynn sherr, and this is history in sight.am going to tell you five incredible things about sally ride america's first woman in space. [inaudible conversations] >> on july 20th to 1969 : neil armstrong became the first human tests at his footprint. >> one small step for man. >> a teenager back on earth was a much the untold billions watching closely that night that had no idea that she too would one day make cosmic history. ♪ >> sally was a baby boomer born in 1951, a valley girl from encino, a los angeles suburb who was ranked junior tennis player faugh. after college she realized she did not have what it took and joked that what captor from turning pro was before hand. sally was fascinated by science and, specifically astrophysics, the physics of astronomy. blessed by people who encouraged a scientific passion. ♪ >> my four and. sally was fascinated by science, specifically astrophysics, the physics and astronomy. blessed with teachers and has climbed college who encouraged her scientific passion and confided in her best fri

about lynn sherr wrote america's first woman in space, sally ride.ll hear from her at about 12: 45 eastern. after that, eric klein on his book about the end of the bronze age. c-span2, we are talking to the site is to will appear here on c-span later on about the advances and limitations of neuroscience, a chance for you to call in and talk to the scientist. tv. is on c-span2's book on c-span, lynn sherr about astronaut sally ride in a few moments of our live coverage of the national book festival continues. >> ♪ >> all right. thanks for coming. i am with "the washington post," which like the library of congress is one of the sponsors of this event. i can report that last night i sat on my porch on a beautiful washington evening and just loved the book you are going to hear about britain by -- written by lynn sherr, a longtime correspondent for abc news and the newsmagazine "20/20" about "sally ride: america's first woman in space." this book is a barnburner. it has several narrative threads that are utterly captivating. it is not just about astronau

this evening i am so pleased to welcome lynn sherr to discuss her new biography of sally ride. think we're all pretty familiar with the public persona of sally ride. many young women, myself included, grew up wanting to be just like her. thanks to this new book we can feel like we knew her better than ever. the book really shows a more personal side while still showing a well-known and compelling detail that is sally ride story. the book clearly benefits from access to family and friends and their corporations and research. just some really nice in a test to share dividend, of course, ms. lynn sherr herself as a longtime journalist with abc news will she covered a variety of topics including the nasa space shuttle program. we are so glad she is here tonight and will start off with a quick video. first, join me in welcoming her to politics and prose. [applause] >> this is for all of my tv pals, abc france, done by the publisher. this is among their early forays into video. actually, i am very pleased with the way it turned out. is just about five minutes long. ♪ >> i'm lynn sher