Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  intermediate(adj) a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained. 2  intermediate(adj) lying between two extremes in time or space or state. 3  average, intermediate, medium(verb) around the middle of a scale of evaluation.
Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American former astronaut who in 1983 became the first American woman to reach outer space. Sally Ride is the most bravest American woman I have ever heard of. Because I really would not do that, but I think it would be fun and really being an astronaut â¦.
The Secret Life Of Sally Ride, The First American Woman In Space. When Sally Ride died in 2012, her obituary noted a new fact that was widely picked up: that she was survived by her partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy. The first American woman in space suddenly became a more complicated figure. Now Lynn Sherr, a journalist and friend of Ride, has created a brilliant and eye-opening biography.