Sally Kristen Ride First American Woman in Space
Date Submitted: 12/05/2002 02:30:45
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 2 pages (601 words)
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 2 pages (601 words)
Sally Kristen Ride
First American Woman in Space
Born: May 26, 1951
Our future lies with today's kids and
tomorrow's space exploration.
--Dr. Sally Ride
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Sally Kristen Ride was born on May 26, 1951 in Encino, California (near Los Angeles). Sally started playing tennis at age 10, and became an excellent tennis player. She won a tennis scholarship to Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. After graduation in 1968 she attended Swarthmore College, but dropped out to pursue a …
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…and middle school girls across the country.
Dr. Ride has received numerous awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Women's Research and Education Institute's American Woman Award, and twice awarded the National Spaceflight Medal. An advocate for improved science education, Ride has written four children's books, "To Space and Back", "Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System", "The Third Planet : Exploring the Earth from Space", and "The Mystery of Mars".
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