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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.
- 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.
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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Box office. $1,306,000 (US/ Canada rentals) [2][3] Cry of the Banshee is a 1970 horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Vincent Price. [4][5] It was released by American International Pictures. It was written by Tim Kelly and Christopher Wicking. The title credit sequence was animated by Terry Gilliam.
Jul 24, 2012 · Sally Ride, the first US woman to travel into space, has died aged 61 from pancreatic cancer. She blasted off in the US space shuttle Challenger in June 1983, pioneering a new era of women in...
Sally Ride (1951-2012) was the first American woman to fly in space. She became widely known for her passionate advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Ride earned bachelor’s degrees in physics and English, and master’s and doctoral degrees in physics at Stanford.
Discover the extraordinary journey of Sally Ride, an icon of space exploration and a trailblazer for women in STEM. In 1983, Ride became the first American woman to venture into space, forever transforming the perception of what women can achieve. Ride's achievements are truly remarkable.
