The Six

In The Six, Loren Grush paints intimate, inspiring portraits of the U.S.'s first female astronauts, detailing the trials they overcame to eventually soar into space. As the first American female astronaut to fly into space on June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history, but she didn't do it alone. Get to know the other five women involved, as well as Sally, and appreciate the tenacity required to surmount the staggering adversity that tried to stand in their way.