Sally Ride

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sally Ride
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	May 26, 1951(1951-05-26)
Age	73
Date Of Death	2012-07-23
Birthplace	Encino
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Sally Ride Biography

Sally Ride is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on May 26, 1951 in Encino, California, United States. American scientist and astronaut that became a member of NASA in 1978. She became one of the few American woman to be the first woman to go into low-Earth orbit. She flew on two missions with the Challenger shuttle: STS-7 and STS-41-G.

Although she was one of the very first American woman to be in space, Russian’s Though she was the first American woman to enter space, Russia’s Valentina Tereshkova was the first female to journey into space. was the first woman to venture into space.

When she became the first American woman in space on the Space Shuttle Challenger, many in the crowd attending the launch wore T-shirts printed, “Ride, Sally Ride,” a play on the lyric of the 1965 song, Mustang Sally.

Ride attended Portola Junior High (now Portola Middle School) and then Birmingham High School before graduating from the private Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles on a scholarship. In addition to being interested in science, she was a nationally ranked tennis player. Ride attended Swarthmore College for three semesters, took physics courses at University of California, Los Angeles, and then entered Stanford University as a junior, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English and physics. At Stanford, she earned a master’s degree in 1975 and a PhD in physics in 1978 while doing research on the interaction of X-rays with the interstellar medium. Astrophysics and free electron lasers were her specific areas of study.

She got married to She married Steven Hawley in 1982 and divorced him in 1987. After her death, it was revealed that she had a 27-year relationship with Tam O’Shaughnessy, a female tennis player and professor. in 1982, and separated from the couple in 1987. Following her death, it was discovered that she was in been in a relationship for 27 years in a relationship with Tam O’Shaughnessy, a female tennis player and professor.

Sally Ride Net Worth

Sally Ride is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sally Ride 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was a kid she was a top national tennis player. She also attended Physics lessons in UCLA, Stanford University, Swarthmore College, and Harvard- Westlake School for Girls.

When she made her first space flight in 1983 she was the eldest American to be in space.

Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). Ride remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32. After flying twice on the Orbiter Challenger, she left NASA in 1987.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sally Ride Dating?

According to our records, Sally Ride married to Steven Hawley. As of December 1, 2023, Sally Ride’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1987, Ride left her position in Washington, D.C., to work at the Stanford University Center for International Security and Arms Control. In 1989, she became a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego, and director of the California Space Institute. From the mid-1990s until her death, Ride led two public-outreach programs for NASA—the ISS EarthKAM and GRAIL MoonKAM projects, in cooperation with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and UCSD. The programs allowed middle school students to request images of the Earth and Moon. In 1999, she acted in the season 5 finale of Touched by an Angel, titled “Godspeed”. In 2003, she was asked to serve on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. She was the president and CEO of Sally Ride Science, a company she co-founded in 2001 that creates entertaining science programs and publications for upper elementary and middle school students, with a particular focus on girls.

Facts & Trivia

Sally Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sally Ride celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.

In 1994, Ride received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.

What happened Sally Ride?

Ride died on July 23, 2012 , at the age of 61 following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

How old was Sally Ride when she died?

61 years (1951–2012)

Who is Sally Ride and why is she significant?

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. She was an astronaut on a space shuttle mission. Her job was to work the robotic arm. She used the arm to help put satellites into space.

How many times did Sally Ride go into space?

Sally Ride flew on 2 space missions STS 41-G launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 5, 1984. She was also supposed to join shuttle mission STS- 61M, but that mission was canceled due to the 1986 Challenger disaster.

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