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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 in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space , after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles , she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. She remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32.
Sally Ride (1951–2012), the first American woman in space, was an astronaut and physicist. Sally Ride may also refer to: Sally Ride Science, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California, USA; Sally Ride Elementary School, Orange County Public Schools, Orange County, Florida, USA
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Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. [195] Vanessa L. Williams was the first African-American winner of the Miss America pageant (Miss America 1984). [196] Linda Foust was the first woman to drive in the U.S. Presidential motorcade as an Army non-commissioned officer. [197] 1984
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