Sally Ride
Portrayed
by Courtney E.
February
2000
Hi! I’m Sally Ride. Did you know if I wouldn’t have
gone into space, the people who sent me up wouldn’t let any women go either?
I had to work hard to get there though, here is my story.
I was born May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles California.
I started out going to Westlake Elementary, and High School, where I considered
a professional tennis career, but backed out because my mother said I couldn’t
make the ball go where I wanted it to go. I studied Shakespeare. I always
acted as a tomboy and hung out with the neighborhood guys. I graduated
at in 1973 at Stanford University with degrees in Physics and English,
then I earned a Phd in Astrophysics. I was 1 out of 1000 women but
8000 people to be chosen for NASA, along with five other women.
I worked with NASA, where I applied to be an astronaut. I got to
fly up in a rocket called the Challenger 3 times, with seven other women.
My second flight was October, 1984. I got to use a remote to launch
a satellite and retrieve it and replace it in the shuttle’s cargo area.
My biggest accomplishment was that I was THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE.
I am now at a college teaching science.
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