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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sally_RideSally Ride - Wikipedia

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   She died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. Early life.

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3. d23.com › new-national-geographic-documentaryNew National Geographic Documentary Will Showcase the Life of ...

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   Feb 9, 2024 · National Geographic documentary films will produce a new feature dedicated to space pioneer Sally Ride—the first American woman to blast off into space, who forever changed the course of science, exploration, and women’s empowerment.

4. www.nbcnews.com › sciencemain › why-sally-rideWhy Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she ...

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   Jul 25, 2012 · Sally died peacefully on July 23rd after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. I was at her side. We grew up in Encino, CA. Our parents, Joyce and Dale Ride, encouraged us to...

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5. sallyridescience.ucsd.edu › 20-things-you-might20 Things You Might Not Know About Sally Ride

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   • She aspired to play shortstop for the Dodgers. Growing up in Los Angeles, Sally was a huge Dodgers fan. Her father, Dale, often challenged her to calculate baseball stats.
   • Her parents didn’t understand her interest in science. Sally’s mom and dad were puzzled by her fascination with science, but they strongly encouraged her.
   • She was an avid stamp collector. Sally started collecting Olympic stamps during a European trip with her family when she was 9. In her teens, she focused on stamps honoring space explorers.
   • She and her future life partner were girlhood pals. Sally first met Tam O’Shaughnessy when they were preteens playing on the junior tennis circuit in Southern California.

6. www.laughingplace.com › w › entertainmentNational Geographic Documentary Films Announces Film About Dr ...

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   Feb 8, 2024 · National Geographic Documentary Films has announced a new film, Sally (working title), about the life and legacy of the groundbreaking astronaut Dr. Sally Ride.

7. www.nytimes.com › 2012/07/24 › scienceSally Ride, Trailblazing Astronaut, Dies at 61 - The New York ...

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   Jul 24, 2012 · Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died on Monday at her home in San Diego. She was 61. The cause was pancreatic cancer, her company, Sally Ride Science, announced on its...

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   Why did Sally Ride die?

   • The cause was pancreatic cancer, her company, Sally Ride Science, announced on its Web site. Dr. Ride, a physicist who was accepted into the space program in 1978 after she answered a newspaper ad for astronauts, flew on the shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983, and on a second mission in 1984. At 32, she was also the youngest American in space.

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   Who was Sally Ride?

   • "Sally Ride was the first American woman to go into space and she was my big sister. Sally died peacefully on July 23rd after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. I was at her side. We grew up in Encino, CA. Our parents, Joyce and Dale Ride, encouraged us to study hard, to do our best and to be anything we wanted to be.

   Why Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she was gay

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   What do you know about Sally Ride Science?

   • Sally Ride is remembered as the first American woman in space and as a champion of diversity and equity in science education. But those were only two aspects of a rich and multi-faceted life. To mark the 20 th anniversary of the founding of Sally Ride Science, here are 20 things you might not know about Sally Ride: 1.

   20 Things You Might Not Know About Sally Ride

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   Is Sally Ride dead or still alive?

   • "Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Dead At 61". Forbes. Jersey City, New Jersey. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2012. ^ Ride, Sally (1978). The interaction of X-rays with the interstellar medium (PhD thesis). Stanford University. Retrieved March 4, 2022. ^ Aceves, Ana V. (August 4, 2016).

   Sally Ride - Wikipedia

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   Was Sally Ride the first gay astronaut?

   • In life, Sally Ride became famous as America's first woman in space — and in death, she's now added to her fame as the first acknowledged gay astronaut. The revelation came in a low-key way: Monday's obituary from Sally Ride Science, the educational venture she founded a decade ago, referred to Tam O'Shaughnessy as "her partner of 27 years."

   Why Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she was gay

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   When did Sally Ride receive the Presidential Medal of freedom?

   • A "National Tribute to Sally Ride" was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2013. That day, President Barack Obama announced that Ride would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.

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9. www.science.org › content › articleSally Ride, First American Woman to Fly in Space, Dies - Science

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   Jul 24, 2012 · Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut, died on Monday of pancreatic cancer. She was 61 years old. Ride is best known for her extraterrestrial exploits, but she was also a scientist.