Today is Sally Ride's 64th Birthday

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   Sally Ride

   
   

   
   Physicist

   
   
   
   


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   Sally Kristen Ride was an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles, Ride joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Wikipedia

   
   
   
   




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   Born: May 26, 1951, Los Angeles, California, United States

   
   
   
   


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   Died: July 23, 2012, La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States

   
   
   
   


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   Space missions: STS-7, STS-41-G

   
   
   
   


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   Nationality: American

   
   
   
   


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   Spouse: Steven Hawley (m. 1982–1987)

   
   
   
   


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   Education: Stanford University (1978), more