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Jun 18, 2024 · HISTORY & CULTURE. See Sally Ride’s boundary-breaking life in photos. 41 years ago, she became the first American woman in space. Our photographer documents what was it like to be an...
Sally Kristen Ride is the older of two daughters of Dale B. Ride and Carol Joyce (Anderson) Ride of Encino, California. She was born May 26, 1951. Her father was a professor of political science and her mother was a counselor.
Sally Ride Posing With Children. This image shows Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, who was also part of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission.
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
Nov 2, 2015 · A new children's photobiography of Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, traces the course of her life in pictures and stories compiled by her partner of 27 years — offering...
Oct 15, 2015 · A new photobiography details Sally Ride's childhood, her early struggles with stardom and the scientific zeal of America's first woman in space.
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Jun 26, 2023 · “The Legacy of Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space” celebrated Ride’s amazing accomplishments during her life, which was cut short by pancreatic cancer in 2012. She was 61. “Sally was an inspiration to countless women,” said NASA Deputy Administrator and former astronaut Pam Melroy .
