Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who, in 1983, became the first American woman and youngest American (at the time) to enter outer space. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982).
RT @SpaceArtAl: A salute to STS-7 30th Annive & first flight of an American woman, Sally Ride. It was an honor to serve as her side kick in…
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20 years ago the first woman went to space and we've been smiling ever since. Thanks @NASA! t.co/Bh5dcwoMHv
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RT @Stanford: Thirty years ago today, Sally Ride, '73, MS '75, PhD '78, became the first American woman in space. @NPR remembers: t.…
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RT @Crest: 20 years ago the first woman went to space and we've been smiling ever since. Thanks @NASA! t.co/2ZUuFk0c7v
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Source: CBS News
NASA's newest female astronaut candidates have the right stuff. The new astronauts were named publicly a day before the 30th anniversary of Sally Ride's first flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger that launched her into history as the first Americ ...
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Source: Stars and Stripes
Fifty years ago -- and only two years after the first man entered space -- Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova piloted the Vostok 6 through 48 laps around the Earth on a three-day solo mission under the call name Chaika (Seagull). At the age of 26, ...
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Source: MSNBC
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a 147-hour mission. Â NBC's Robert Baz ...
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On the 30th anniversary of America sending its first woman into space, late astronaut Sally Ride is still an inspiration. In addition to making history in space, Ride helped younger generations as an educator, environmentalist, and ...
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On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a 147-hour mission. NBC's Robert Bazell Reports from Cape Canaveral ...
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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
On the 30th anniversary of Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space, Rep. Scott Peters on Tuesday introduced legislation calling for her to be granted a Congressional Gold Medal. Peters said ...
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OPD rescued four cats and two of them have already been adopted. The other two still need homes These two kittens have already been adopted. The War of 1812 begins, Napoleon is routed at Waterloo, Columbia Records introduces the LP ...
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Source: Space.com
NASA new astronaut candidates (from top left to bottom right): Josh Cassada, Victor Glover, Tyler “Nick” Hague, Christina Hammock, Nicole Mann, Anne McClain, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan. CREDIT: NASA NASA's newest female astronaut ca ...
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