Sally Ride
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Death | 12 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 26,1951 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Encino |
| Los Angeles | |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 23,2012 |
| Died | La Jolla |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-7, STS-41-G |
| STS-7 | |
| STS-41-G | |
| Spouse | Steven Hawley |
| Parents | Carol Joyce Anderson |
| Dale Burdell Ride | |
| Siblings | Karen Ride |
| Books | To Space & Back |
| To Space & Back | |
| Space Shuttle 1981-2011: Stories from 30 Years of Exploration | |
| Exploring Our Solar System | |
| Ride Report | |
| Inducted date | 1988 |
| First space flight | STS-7 |
| Space time | 14d 7h 46m |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 418285 |
Sally Ride Life story
Sally Kristen Ride 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.
Maya Angelou: Poet is first black woman on US quarter
... Coins are also planned this year for Sally Ride, the first female US astronaut; Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation and a campaigner for indigenous rights; and Anna May Wong, who is considered the first Chinese-American film star in Hollywood...
Kathy Sullivan: the woman who made history, in sea and space
... Six were selected, the fly of the class 35 and Sally Ride, who was on the far left in the picture above, the first of them in space, in 1983...
How space affect women and men differently
... It took Nasa 20 years to go to catch up and Sally Ride in 1983, was the third woman and first American woman in space...
Rosa Parks: Mattel releases doll in honour of activist
... Mattel has also revealed a Sally Ride doll, to honour the first American woman in space...
Sally Ride Photos
