Sally Ride

Born

May 26, 1951

Died

July 23, 2012 (aged 61)

Known as

physicist, astronaut, astrophysicist, writer, university teacher, children's writer

Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Southern California, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983, became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space. She was the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space, having done so at the age of 32.

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