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Sally K Ride - News


Today in History, today is Saturday, June 18, 2011

Associated Press On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. On this date: In 1778, American forces entered Philadelphia as the British



On this date

In 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. In 2010, death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner died in a barrage of bullets as Utah carried out its first



First in Print: Today in History

On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. In 1778, American forces entered Philadelphia as the British withdrew during the Revolutionary



Today in History: June 24
Today in History: June 24

1983 The space shuttle Challenger — carrying America's first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Ten years ago Karrie Webb won the LPGA Championship by two strokes to become the youngest



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1983: Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Columnist Tom Wicker (85), rock singer-composer-musician Sir Paul McCartney (69), movie critic Roger Ebert




Jack's Chemisrty Blog: Sally K. Ride

It is quite obvious that women play a key role in the expansion of scientific knowledge.  One woman that did a very good job in this is Sally K. Ride.  Sally was an astronaut and astrophysicist.  She became an astronaut in 1979 where she helped work on the robotic arm.  She is most well known for being the first woman in space.  After her work at NASA she was a professor of physics.  Sally Ride is very obviously proof that women are help the ethe expansion of scientif knowledge.


Sally K Ride - Bookshelf

Voyager, An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System

Voyager, An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System


Kingfisher voyages, space

Kingfisher voyages, space


A proposal for a ban on nuclear SLCMs of all ranges

A proposal for a ban on nuclear SLCMs of all ranges


The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2008

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2008

Owen K. Garriott, Jack R. Lousma Gerald P. ... Frederick Hauck, Sally K. Ride, John M. Fabian, Norman Thagard Vladimir A. Lyakhov (2), Aleksandr Pavlovich ...

NASA Augustine report

NASA Augustine report


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Sally Ride - Wikipedia
Hyperlinked profile of the first American woman to fly into space.

Sally K. Ride - NASA Astronaut Bio
Biography of the first American woman in space.

Sally K. Ride — FactMonster.com
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Sally Ride Science Festivals. Early registration discount extended to June 30, 2011! ... Sally Ride Science Academy. A "train the trainer" program dedicated to ...

Sally K. Ride — Infoplease.com
Ride, Sally K. Ride, Sally K. 1951–, American astrophysicist and astronaut, b. Encino, Calif. With a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford Univ., she ...
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