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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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Jul 23, 2012 · Sally Ride, America's first woman in space communicates with ground controllers from the flight deck the 6-day Challenger mission. Credit: NASA JPL Director Charles Elachi releases a statement on Sally K. Ride, America's first woman in space, who died on Monday, July 23.
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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...
Jul 24, 2012 · In an interview for NASA’s 50th anniversary, Sally Ride spoke about her historic flight. As my colleague, Denise Grady reports Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut, died on...
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.
May 30, 2022 · Despite her fame as the first American woman in space, Sally Ride kept two secrets until her death — her sexuality and her battle with a serious illness.
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.
