Details About Sally Ride: Age, Salary, Ethnicity, Parents, Nationality



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Sally Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. She was the first American woman in space, and the youngest American astronaut at the time. Ride joined NASA in 1978 and became an astronaut in 1983. She flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983 and 1985. Ride died in 2012, at the age of 61.

Ride was born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were Dale Burdell Ride, a professor of medicine, and Carol Joyce Ride, a counselor. She had two sisters, Karen and Sharon. Ride attended Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in English. She also played tennis for Stanford.

Ride began her career as a physicist at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Arms Control. In 1978, she applied to NASA’s astronaut program. She was one of six women who were selected to be astronauts out of more than 8,000 applicants.

Ride made her first space flight on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983. She flew on the Challenger again in 1985. On both flights, she served as a mission specialist. Ride also worked on the development of the Space Shuttle’s robotic arm.

In 1987, Ride left NASA to work as a physics professor at the University of California, San Diego. She also wrote children’s books about science and space exploration. Ride founded her own company, Sally Ride Science, in 2001. The company creates science programs and products for children.

Ride died on July 23, 2012, at the age of 61, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia