Sally Ride
Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ridewas an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. She remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32. After flying twice on the Orbiter Challenger, she left NASA in 1987. She worked for two years at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control, then at the University of California, San...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth26 May 1951
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are delighted to be working with NASA Ames to give Silicon Valley area girls a chance to explore and develop their potential in science at an age when many begin to drift away from their natural interest.
I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.
On both of my flights, everything went very well.
Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.
So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming.
There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.