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Sally Ride, First U.S. Woman in Space, Dies. ABC News. 16.5M subscribers. Subscribed. 217. 32K views 11 years ago. America's original female astronaut remembered as a trailblazer. For More ...
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Jul 23, 2024 · This video details the death of American astronaut, physicist, and first American woman in space, Sally Ride.
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Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. She was a mission specialist on the seventh space shuttle mission and operated the shuttle’s robotic arm. R...
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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 · In 2009, Ms. Ride took questions via Twitter and Facebook and answered them in a YouTube video during an astronomy night at the White House. After her historic flight, she delighted young...
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.
