Sally Ride

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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).

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We Asked Sally Ride All the Wrong Questions

Source: Mashable  |   Jun 19 2013, 1:18pm CDT

This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication. Perhaps that's because we couldn't move past Sally the icon and get to know Sally the person. We fixated on th ...

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Women in space: NASA's history-making new astronaut class

Source: CBS News  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:20am CDT

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 ...

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Female astronauts: Breaking the glass atmosphere

Source: Stars and Stripes  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:05am CDT

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, sh ...

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NASA Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of First American Woman In Space: Sally Ride

Source: RedOrbit  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:56am CDT

Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly into space after securing a spot aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7 on June 18, 1983. Her goals captured the attention of the nation, inspiring women everywhere to break ...

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Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong: Space icons get new round of remembrance

Source: MSNBC Blogs  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:59pm CDT

Three decades ago, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. She died in 2012 at the age of 61. NBC's Brian Williams reports. NASA is paying renewed tribute this week to Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, a ...

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Sally Ride is Still an Inspiration, 30 Years After Becoming America's First Woman in Space

Source: Good  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:36pm CDT

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 educato ...

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From the Archives Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space

Source: Albequerque Express  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:34pm CDT

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 Re ...

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Gold Medal proposed for Sally Ride

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:33pm CDT

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 Ride deserves the ...

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