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1. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleSee astronaut Sally Ride’s boundary-breaking life in photos

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   Jun 18, 2024 · 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 astronaut—and queer—in the...

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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 · 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:...

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5. www.thoughtco.com › sally-ride-picture-gallery-4123129Photo Gallery of Sally Ride, the Famous Female Astronaut

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   Feb 25, 2019 · Sally Ride, the first woman American woman in space, is featured in this photo gallery showing her in her groundbreaking role as a female astronaut.

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

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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.

7. www.cbsnews.com › pictures › sally-ride-1951-2012Sally Ride: 1951-2012 - CBS News

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   Jul 23, 2012 · Dr. Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman in space, died July 23, 2012, after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer at her home in La Jolla, Calif. She was 61. At left: Dr. Ride is seen on the ...

8. 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 Web...

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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.

   Sally Ride, Trailblazing Astronaut, Dies at 61 - The New York Times

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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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   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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   How did Sally Ride Impact the space program?

   • Sally Ride's impact on the U.S. space program, and indeed on this country overall, was pervasive. From her pioneering flight as the first U.S. woman in space to her efforts in recent years to stimulate young girls to stay with the study of science, engineering, and math, she was a model citizen.

   Sally Ride Dies at 61: Tributes to 1st American Woman in Space | Space

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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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   What is the Sally Ride Science Festival?

   • Former astronaut Sally Ride talks to young women at the Sally Ride Science Festival, held at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla. The event promotes science, math and technology as future career paths for girls. Breakout sessions afforded closer interaction between Ride and festival attendees.

   Photo Gallery of Sally Ride, the Famous Female Astronaut - ThoughtCo

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10. www.space.com › 16720-sally-ride-death-reactionsSally Ride Dies at 61: Tributes to 1st American Woman in ...

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    Jul 23, 2012 · Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday (July 23) at the age of 61. Ride made history when she launched aboard the space shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 mission in...