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Meet Sally Ride

This is what Sally Ride looks like now.

Sally Ride• Sally Ride was born in California.

Sally Ride• She was born on May 26,

1951.

• She was born in Encino, California, which is near Los Angeles.

Sally Ride• When she first

graduated from high school, Sally Ride wanted to be a professional tennis player.

Sally Ride• She went to college at Standford

University. • She went to college for many years,

and got degrees in science and English..

• She received a PhD in Science and Physics.

• She is actually Dr. Sally Ride.

Sally Ride• When Sally

graduated, she applied to be an astronaut.

• She was selected as an astronaut in 1978.

Sally Ride• She was the

first American woman to go in space.

• She flew 2 times in the shuttle called the “Challenger.”

Sally Ride• Dr. Sally Ride has

written a book for children.

• It is called To Space and Back.

Sally Ride• She has also written, or

helped other people to write books.

• There are also books about Sally Ride.

This is

Kennedy Space Center

in Florida

This is Mission Control.

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Sally Ride• When Sally Ride retired from

NASA, she wanted to do more with her life.

• She has done many wonderful things to contribute to science, women, and humanity,

Sally Ride• Sally Ride investigated the

“Challenger.”

• She became the director of the California Space Institute.

• And she was also a professor of Physics at the University of California in San Diago.

Sally Ride• She also worked with Space.com.

• She initiated and directed EarthKam.

• She founded Imaginary Lines.

• She started the Sally Ride Science Club.

Sally Ride• There are many other good web

sites about Sally Ride:Space

Women Who Changed HistoryNational Women's Hall of Fame

Sally RideSally Ride-HeroismHistoria - Ride, Sally

:: NASA Quest > Archives ::Dr. Sally Ride

Who2 Profile: Sally RideSally Ride tells girls about career as astronaut

Sally Ride InterviewProTeacher: Sally Ride

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