Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (b. May 26, 1951) is a former astronaut and the first American woman to reach outer space, in 1983. She was preceded by two Soviet women, Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ride was born in Encino, Los Angeles, California and went to high school at Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles (now Harvard-Westlake School). She initially attended Swarthmore College but received her bachelor's degrees (in English and physics) from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. She eventually received a master's degree and a Ph.D. in physics at the same institution, while doing research in astrophysics, general relativity, and free-electron laser physics.
May 26: May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). There are 219 days remaining before the end of the year.... 1951: 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar.... Astronaut: An astronaut, cosmonaut, spationaut or taikonaut (yuhangyuan) is a person who travels into space, or who makes a career of doing so. The criteria for determining who has achieved human spaceflight vary (see edge of space). In the United States, people who travel above an altitude of 50 miles (approx... Sally Ride related Images and Photos (experimental)
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