That my friend had withheld certain things from me and from the world and I thought it might be interesting to see how that added to her character - because by the way that's the way we lived our lives. I also did it because there were things about her I didn't know, and when I learned about them right after she died, I realized this was an investigation I wanted to undertake. LYNN SHERR: I did it because - exactly because I knew her as well as I did because I thought I could tell the right story. Sherr has written a comprehensive biography "Sally Ride: America's First Woman In Space," and she says she did not check her journalism credentials at the door when she decided to write about her friend. Journalist Lynn Sherr was covering NASA when she met Ride and the two became friends. But when Sally ride died from cancer two years ago at the age of 61, little-known details about her personal life emerged, including a long-term relationship with another woman. Ride played a major role in finding out why, and after leaving NASA she founded a company to encourage girls to go into science. When the space shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff, killing all on board. It was 31 years ago this month that astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space.
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