Sally Ride
Acting
Born May 26, 1951 — Died July 23, 2012
From Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Sally Kristen Ride , Sally K. Ride
Biography
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. She...
