Ride

Sally Kristen

USA

International order nº: 121

US astr. nº: 57

3th female astronaut of the world. First female astronaut of US.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	26 May 1951
Birthplace:	Los Angeles / California
Marital status:	divorced
Children:	none
Selection date:	16 Jan 1978
Selection group:	NASA-8
Job:	MSP
Status:	Ret. 15 Aug 1987
Date of death:	23 Jul 2012
Age:
Place of death:	La Jolla / California

Spaceflights:

N°	Launch spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Landing Spacecraft	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-7 (Challenger/2)	11h.33m.00s. Jun 18, 1983	MS	STS-7 (Challenger/2)	13h.58m.14s. Jun 24, 1983	6d.02h.25m.14s.
2	STS-41G (Challenger/6)	11h.03m.00s. Oct 05, 1984	MS	STS-41G (Challenger/6)	16h.27m.32s. Oct 13, 1984	8d.05h.24m.32s.
Total duration:						14d 07h 49m 46s

STS-7 Sally Ride

STS-7 Mission Specialist Sally Ride poses on aft flight deck with her back to the onorbit station. Credit: NASA

STS-7 Sally Ride

Sally Ride after STS-7 flight

Additional information:

Bachelor of science in physics; bachelor of arts in English; master of science and Ph.D. in physics; from 1982 - 1987 married to astronaut Steven Hawley; later at Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University; since June 1989 Chief of Space Science Institute, University of California, San Diego; hobbies: Tennis, runningrugby, volleyball, softball, philately.

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