- Date de naissance
- Date de décès23 juillet 2012 · La Jolla, Californie, États-Unis (cancer du pancréas)
- Nom de naissanceSally Kristen Ride
- Taille1,65 m
- Sally Ride est née le 26 mai 1951 en Californie, États-Unis. Elle était scénariste et productrice. Elle est connue pour Some Assembly Required (2008), Space Age (1992) et Storytime (2020). Elle était mariée à Steve Hawley. Elle est morte le 23 juillet 2012 en Californie, États-Unis.
- ConjointSteve Hawley(24 juillet 1982 - 14 mai 1987) (divorcé)
- ParentsDale RideJoyce Ride
- ProchesKaren "Bear" Ride(Sibling)
- The first American woman in space, on the shuttle Challenger, June 1983.
- At her first launch at Cape Canaveral, many in the crowd of 250,000 that watched the launching wore T-shirts that said, "Ride, Sally Ride" - from the lyrics of the song "Mustang Sally.".
- Had a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
- In 2001, 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. Ride served as president and CEO.
- She was scheduled to take a third trip, but it was canceled after the tragic Challenger accident on January 28, 1986. After the accident, Ride served on the presidential commission that investigated the space shuttle explosion.
- The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.
- No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
- When I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
- Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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