Sally Ride

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Sally Ride, former NASA Astronaut, and America’s first woman in space, was born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Bachelor of Arts in English. She also received her Master of Science and Doctorate degrees in Physics from Stanford in 1975 and 1978.

Dr. Ride was selected for astronaut training in 1978, and reported to NASA in July of that year. As part of her training, she was a member of the support crew for both the second and third space shuttle flights, and worked in mission control as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for those two missions.

Dr. Ride flew in space twice. Her first flight was aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. During the flight, STS-7, the five-member crew deployed communications satellites performed the first satellite deployment and retrieval with the shuttle's robot arm, and conducted pharmaceutical research.

Dr. Ride's second spaceflight was also aboard Challenger, on STS-41G (the thirteenth space shuttle flight), in October 1984. During their 8-day mission, the crew deployed the Earth Radiation Budget satellite, conducted scientific observations of the Earth, and demonstrated the potential for satellite refueling by astronauts.

Training for Dr. Ride’s third flight was interrupted in January 1986 by the space shuttle Challenger accident. She served as a member of the Presidential Commission investigating the accident, then moved to NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. to lead NASA’s strategic planning. In this role she created NASA’s Office of Exploration and produced a report on the future of the space program entitled Leadership and America's Future in Space. She later also served on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, and is the only person to serve on both space shuttle accident investigations.

Dr. Ride has written five books, The Third Planet: Exploring The Earth From Space, To Space and Back, Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of The Solar System, The Mystery of Mars and Exploring Our Solar System.

Dr. Ride is currently President and CEO of Sally Ride Science and a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. She is an active advocate for improved science education, and Sally Ride Science is a company that creates entertaining science programs and publications for youth, with a particular emphasis on engaging girls. Dr. Ride has been inducted into the National Woman’s Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame, is a former member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, and currently a member of the Boards of Caltech and the Aerospace Corporation. She has received numerous awards including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the von braun Award, the Lindbergh Eagle, and the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award. She has twice been awarded the National Spaceflight Medal.