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Sally Ride
American physicist and astronaut (–)
For other uses, see Sally Ride (disambiguation).
Sally Ride | |
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Ride in | |
| Born | Sally Kristen Ride ()May 26, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, () (aged&#;61) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Education | Swarthmore College University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University (BA, BS, MS, PhD) |
| Spouse | Steven Hawley &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Partner | Tam O'Shaughnessy (–) |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (, posthumous) |
| Space career | |
Time in space | 14d 7h 46m |
| Selection | NASA Group 8 () |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | August 15, |
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, &#;– July 23, ) was an American astronaut and physicist.
Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in , and in became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonautsValentina Tereshkova in and Svetlana Savitskaya in She was the youngest America