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Sally ride was born
Born May 26, 1951 in Lo Angeles California. -
Graduation
Sally ride graduates from Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles, California. -
Bachelors degree
Recieves bachelors degree in physics and english from Stanford University -
Master's Degree
Receives master's degree in physics from Stanford University -
Selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate
Selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate one of six women among 35 trainees chosen -
Becomes first American woman to fly in space
she was a specialist on STS-7, NASA's seventh shuttle mission, aboard the space shuttle Challenger -
Flies on second space shuttle mission
this mission lasted nine days. On that flight, she used the shuttle’s robotic arm to remove ice from the shuttle's exterior and to readjust a radar antenna. -
Assigned to crew of third space shuttle flight, STS 61-M
Ride was assigned to a third shuttle mission, but her crew's training was cut short by the Challenger disaster in January 1986. -
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
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Becomes a professor
Becomes professor of physics and director of the California Space Institute at the University of California San Diego -
Sally Ride starts her own company
Starts her own company, Sally Ride Science, to provide exciting science programs, events, and publications for upper elementary and middle school students -
Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center
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Awarded the NCAA's Theodore Roosevelt "Teddy" Award
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Inducted into the California Hall of Fame
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Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
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Awarded the 2012 National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award
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Sally Ride's date of death
Ride died on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. -
Medal of Freedom
Posthumously awarded 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor -
Named a Stanford Engineering Hero
