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Jan 23, 2020 sally ride may 26, 1951 july 23, 2012 became the first american woman in space when she launched from the kennedy space center in florida on june 18, 1983, on board space shuttle challenger. This week in 1983, space shuttle challenger and the sts7 crew launched from nasa s kennedy space center. Before she was an astronaut, sally was a competitive tennis player who excelled at the game to such an extent that billie jean king told her she could play on the pro circuit. A big list of space book and whitepaper recommendations. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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Among her other accomplishments, she played tennis like a professional. Jun 18, 20 nasa astronaut sally ride became the first american woman to go to space on june 18, 1983, when she launched on the space shuttle challenger with mission sts7. Jul 23, 2012 sally ride, americas first female astronaut. May 15, 20 sally ride broke the ultimate glass ceiling on june 18, 1983. Americas first woman in space, lynn sherr writes about rides scrupulously guarded personal life, with exclusive access to rides partner, her former husband, her family, and countless friends and colleagues. Sally ride, americas first woman in space, posthumously awarded medal of freedom tam oshaughnessy, sally rides life partner and chair of sally ride science, is seen with president barack obama accepting the presidential medal of freedom on behalf of. Jan 03, 2017 sally ride was not just an amazing astronaut, she was the first us woman to go into space.
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