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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.
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.
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 Web...
Jul 23, 2012 · JPL Director Charles Elachi releases a statement on Sally K. Ride, America's first woman in space, who died on Monday, July 23. Sally Ride was an extraordinarily gifted scientist and explorer who used her talents in many ways to make the future better for all of us.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The soft-spoken California physicist broke the gender barrier on June 18, 1983, when she became the first American woman in space. Sally Ride died on July 23, 2012, at the age of 61. This tribute is based on earlier interviews and remembrances by her colleagues.
Jul 24, 2012 · 24 July 2012. Physicist Sally Ride's reach for the stars began in 1977 when she replied to a Nasa astronauts' job ad. Sally Ride, the first US woman to travel into space, has died aged 61, 17...
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Apr 2, 2014 · She was also inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame. On July 23, 2012, Ride died at the age of 61, following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer....
