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Birth
Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951. In Los Angeles, California.
Recognized by beign an american educator, physicist, astronaut and scientist. -
University
She received bachelor's degrees in physics and English in 1973. -
University achievements
She received a master's degree in physics and a Ph.D. in 1978. -
Got married
She got married with the astronaut Steve Hawley. -
The first american woman in the space
Aboard the space shuttle Challenger, Sally became in the first american woman in the space. As a mission specialist, she helped deploy satellites and worked other projects. She returned to Earth on June 24 of the same year. -
Got divorced
Sally Ride and Steve Hawley divorce after only a few years. They had no kids, and Sally Ride did not marry again. -
Sally as a professor
After NASA, Ride became the director of the California Space Institute at the University of California, San Diego, as well as a professor of physics at the school in 1989. -
Sally Ride Science
She started her own company to create educational programs and products known as Sally Ride Science to help inspire girls and young women to pursue their interests in science and math. -
Astronaut Hall of Fame
She was also inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center. -
Death
Sally Ride died at the age of 61, following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer,
