SALLY RIDE

SALLY KRISTEN RIDE

• May 26,1951- July 23, 2012
• Born in Encino,California
• Died in La Jolla, California
• Area of science: Astronomy

Accomplishments:
-First woman to visit outer space
-Started her own company called Sally Ride Science to encourage girls to pursue their passion for science

Accomplishments (continued)
-Became director and professor of physics of the California Space Institute
-Entered the National Women's Hall of Fame and Astronaut Hall of Fame

INTERESTING FACTS

• Both of her parents started Ride's passion for science
• She was older than her sister, Karen Ride
• Dad: Dale B. Ride; Mom: Carol Joyce Anderson Ride
• Since her first travel to outer space, more women became astronauts
• She used to be one of the top 20 junior tennis stars in the country

For along time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences.
-Sally Ride

-WEBSITES-
[http://www.famousscientists.org/sally-ride/]
[http://www.biography.com/people/sally-ride-9458284]
[http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/who-was-sally-ride-k4....]

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